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  • Blackpool tramway
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  • The Blackpool tramway runs from Blackpool to Fleetwood on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, England and is the only surviving first-generation tramway in the United Kingdom (UK). The tramway dates back to 1885 and is one of the oldest electric tramways in the world. It is run by Blackpool Transport as part of the Metro Coastlines, owned by Blackpool Borough Council. The tramway runs for 11 miles (18 kilometres) and carries 6,500,000 passengers each year.
  • The Blackpool tramway runs from Blackpool to Fleetwood on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, England, and is the only surviving first-generation tramway in the United Kingdom. The tramway dates back to 1885 and is one of the oldest electric tramways in the world. It is run by Blackpool Transport (BTS) as part of the Metro Coastlines network, owned by Blackpool Borough Council. The tramway runs for and carries 6,500,000 passengers each year. It is also one of only a few operational tramways in the world that operate using double-deck tram systems, others including the Hong Kong Tramways and Alexandria Tram in Egypt.
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Length
  • 11.0
el
  • 600
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map state
  • collapsed
railroad name
  • Blackpool Tramway
End
stations
  • 61
start year
  • 1885
hq city
  • Blackpool
Open
  • 1885
Power
  • 2
Name
  • Blackpool tramway
  • Boat car
Locale
Type
  • First-generation tramway
Caption
  • Double-deck Balloon trams 700 and 720 at Bispham
  • Open Boat tram No 600 at Bispham
Width
  • EE wheelbase
Gauge
  • 1435.0
MinRadius
Start
depot
  • Rigby Road
  • Starr Gate
logo width
  • 122
Operator
passenger capacity seats
  • 52
powersupply
  • 2
Constructed
  • English Electrics 1934
Owner
Stock
abstract
  • The Blackpool tramway runs from Blackpool to Fleetwood on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, England, and is the only surviving first-generation tramway in the United Kingdom. The tramway dates back to 1885 and is one of the oldest electric tramways in the world. It is run by Blackpool Transport (BTS) as part of the Metro Coastlines network, owned by Blackpool Borough Council. The tramway runs for and carries 6,500,000 passengers each year. It is also one of only a few operational tramways in the world that operate using double-deck tram systems, others including the Hong Kong Tramways and Alexandria Tram in Egypt. The tramway reopened at Easter 2012, after extensive upgrades.
  • The Blackpool tramway runs from Blackpool to Fleetwood on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, England and is the only surviving first-generation tramway in the United Kingdom (UK). The tramway dates back to 1885 and is one of the oldest electric tramways in the world. It is run by Blackpool Transport as part of the Metro Coastlines, owned by Blackpool Borough Council. The tramway runs for 11 miles (18 kilometres) and carries 6,500,000 passengers each year.