Blackpool Tramway

Last Updated 19th November 2014

This Fleet List shows all trams owned and operated by the company.

Flexity 2:

  • 001 – Blackpool Council Purple and White – Sands Venue Advert
  • 002 – Blackpool Council Purple and White
  • 003 – Blackpool Council Purple and White – Marton Mere Holiday Village Advert
  • 004 – Blackpool Council Purple and White – Vets4Pets Advert
  • 005 – Blackpool Council Purple and White – Big Blue Hotel/NHS Advert
  • 006 – Blackpool Council Purple and White – Tunnock’s Caramel Wafer Biscuits
  • 007 – Blackpool Council Purple and White
  • 008 – Blackpool Council Purple and White – NHS Advert
  • 009 – Blackpool Council Purple and White
  • 010 – Blackpool Council Purple and White – Cinderella Pantomime/Stanley Park Cafe Advert
  • 011 – Blackpool Council Purple and White – Redrow Homes Advert
  • 012 – Blackpool Council Purple and White
  • 013 – Blackpool Council Purple and White – Ripleys Believe it or Not Advert
  • 014 – Blackpool Council Purple and White – Advertise on Trams and Buses
  • 015  -Blackpool Council Purple and White – Blackpool1 Ticket
  • 016 – Fleetwood Freeport Advert

Boat Cars :

  • 227 – Red and Cream (H)
  • 230 – 1970s Green and Cream (H)
  • 600 – 1930s Green and Cream (H)

Brush Cars:

  • 259 – Green (H)
  • 631 – 1960s Green and Cream (H)
  • 632 – 1970s Green and Cream (H)

Centenary Cars:

  • 642 – All over Yellow (H)
  • 648 – Houndshill Shopping Centre (H)

Twin Cars:

  • 272+T2 – Cream with Green Outline (H)
  • 675+685 – Red and Yellow
  • 676+686 – Green and Cream

Balloon Cars:

  • 700 – Blackpool Council Purple and White (DP)
  • 701 – Red and White (H)
  • 711 – Blackpool Council Purple and White (DP)
  • 713 – Houndshill Shopping Centre (DP)
  • 715 – 1970’s Green and Cream (H)
  • 717 – 1930’s Green and Cream (H)
  • 719 – Blackpool Council Purple and White (DP)
  • 720 – Walls Ice Cream (DP)
  • 723  – The Sands Venue (H)

Millennium Cars:

  • 707 – Buccaneer Bar (DP)
  • 709 – Sealife Centre (DP)
  • 718 – Madame Tussauds Blackpool (DP)
  • 724 – Lyndene Hotel (DP)

Jubilee Cars:

  • 761 – Wynsors Shoes

Illuminated Cars:

  • 733+734 Western Train – ABC Weekend Television (H)
  • F736 Frigate – Royal Navy Advert (H)
  • 737 Trawler – Fisherman’s Friend Advert (H)

Vintage/Special Cars:

  • 8 – OMO (H)
  • 40 – Fleetwood Box (H)
  • 66 – Bolton Double Decker (H)
  • 143 – Standard Double Decker (H)
  • 147 – Standard Double Decker (H)
  • 279 – Railcoach (H)
  • 304 – Coronation (H)
  • 660 – Coronation (H)
  • 663 – Coronation (H)
  • 706 – Open Top Balloon (H)

Works Cars:

  • 260 – Permanent Way Trailer
  • 750 – Reel Wagon
  • 754 – Overhead Line Car
  • 938 – Road/Rail Tower Wagon
  • 939 – Road/Rail Tower Wagon
  • Crab – Yellow
Black – Serviceable
Red – Withdrawn
Blue – Reserve
Green – Undergoing Overhaul
Orange – Undergoing Attention / Preparation for Service
Purple – On Display
Pink – On Loan
(DP)- Fitted with Modified Door Pods
(H) – Part of the heritage fleet and used for Coastal Tours and Illumination Tours

Changes since last Fleet List:

  • 003 has a new advert for Marton Mere Holiday Village
  • 004 has a new one sided advert for Vets4Pets
  • 005 has a new one sided advert for the NHS
  • 006 has a new advert for Tunnock’s Caramel Wafer Biscuits
  • 014 has a new advert promoting advertising on trams and buses
  • 015 has a new advert for Blackpool1 ticket
  • 016 has gained an all over advert for Fleetwood Freeport
  • 8, 143, 259, 279, 304, 632, 663 and 715 have been acquired from the Lancastrian Transport Trust
  • 602 has been renumbered 227, and has returned to service in a red and cream livery
  • 642 is reinstated as part of the heritage fleet
  • 680 has departed on loan to Beamish, pending a permanent move to the Heaton Park Tramway
  • 701 has been repainted red and white and is now part of the heritage fleet
  • 707, 709, 711, 713, 719, 718 and 724 are all now withdrawn
  • 723 is available for service as part of the heritage fleet
  • 761 has returned to Rigby Road for storage by its owners, the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust

Notes:

  • 40 is on long-term loan from the Crich Tramway Village
  • 66 is owned by the Bolton 66 Tramcar Trust
  • 761 is owned by the Fleetwood Heritage Leisure Trust and has returned for storage
  • The crab is a small remote control battery powered shunter

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