Filmed on the last weekend of traditional tramway operation at Blackpool, November 5th & 6th 2011. The sun really shone for the trams on these important but officially ignored dates in Blackpool's tramway history.
Thanks Gary. It was certainly a day of mixed feelings. It was hard to imagine I was ridding the likes of 761 for the very last time and yet there was almost a carnival atmosphere. It was all rather surreal.
Thank you for this video. These old trams were what made Blackpool special. The new Flexity trams, whilst sleek looking, are soulless and boring as hell
Great video Fred. It was a very sad day, especially now that most of theses trams are now gone. The colours and sounds of Blackpool have now disappeared with the trams that are no longer here. Despite the sad occasion it was still an enjoyable day.
A lot of people think they could have, even though none of the cars (except the trailers,boats and historical cars) looked anything like they did when new, inside or out. The new cars are at last giving the long suffering residential and commuter passengers a comfortable and speedier service. With the introduction of a heritage service from Pleasure Beach to Bispham on a limited stop service, hopefully we will have the best of both worlds.
@Betamas .British tramways all but died in the 50/60s and technically developed little after the 1930s. Blackpool alone struggled on. The tramway has now been totally rebuilt to light rail standards and from 2012 a new fleet of modern trams will operate with just a handful of heavily rebuilt older and veteran cars running during the peak season. November 5th and 6th was the last day the system was run with cars using the old technology.
