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On the 17th May 2017 Blackpool Heritage Tram tours invited two very special guests aboard Balloon car 715! Radio Wave Breakfast presenters Hayley and Scott broadcast their breakfast show...

Broadcast on the 9th January 2017 on BBC 2, we featured on “Great British Train Journeys” when presenter Michael Portillo took a ride on Box Car 40 from the...

Take a sneak peek at what is going on behind closed doors during the winter at Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours! “That’s Lancashire” paid a visit to the tram sheds...

Listen Now – Bryan Lindops August 2016 update In his regular monthly update to Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours website visitors, Bryan Lindop details what is currently going on behind...

It’s Another Re-launch Tour! When – Friday 15th July, 2016 (Tram Sunday Weekend Friday) Where – Commences & initially boards at Hopton Road 1615hrs How much – £10 flat...

In his regular monthly update to Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours website visitors, Bryan Lindop details what is currently going on behind the scenes at the operation. Click on the...

In what has become a regular feature, Andy Mitchell talks to Bryan Lindop about the latest developments for the heritage, including a trawler, a bus, and something that he...

It was a day to remember for Sean Lohen who successfully bid in the Radio Wave Charity Auction to become a Blackpool tram conductor for the day. Sean took...

Andy Mitchell catches up with Bryan Lindop, Head of Heritage, to hear about what Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours have been up to over the winter and what the plans...

At Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours we find that a lot of our regular passengers have a favourite tram-car, or type of tram. Some prefer the gentile Edwardian style of...

Over many years of service, our heritage tram fleet have carried a variety of different designs of destination blinds. A vital component on any public service vehicle, they are...

To be scruffy no more! Last year’s ‘scruffy surprise’, Balloon 723, has now moved into the Paint Shop in preparation for a full repaint. 723 was returned to use...

Brush car 634 has returned to Blackpool after being purchased for preservation by Andy Ashton in 2009. After spending many hours lovingly restoring the car hundreds of miles from...

In what promises to become a regular feature, Head of Heritage Bryan Lindop talks to Blackpool Transport’s Andy Mitchell about how far the Heritage Tram operation has come since...

The Fisherman’s Friend Trawler to return brighter than ever! The Trawler in September 2014 Following discussions with our friends at Lofthouses, the Fleetwood based producers of Fisherman’s Friend lozenges,...