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    UKTR: Blackpool: Balloon

    Tram

    Double decker trams built by English Electric from 1934 for the Blackpool Tramway.

    System 600V DC
    Introduced 1934
    Builder English Electric
    Power 228 hp
    Max Speed 43 mph

    Blackpool Tower 26 Oct 2015

    Photo: Chris Harley

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    Number Alt number Name Status Pool Depot Note
    700 237 A
    701 ~ ~ W ~ ~
    702 239 P
    703
    704 ~ ~ S ~ ~
    705 X
    706 W Rebuilt as open topped after collision with 705 in 1980
    707 A Millenium Car rebuilt in the late 1990s/early 2000s with flat fronts
    708 D Being converted into a playtram for the children's area
    709 S Millenium Car rebuilt in the late 1990s/early 2000s with flat fronts
    710 P Featured on Coronation Street where it was used to "kill off" Alan Bradley
    711 Ray Roberts A
    712 249 D ~
    713 A
    715 W
    716 X
    717 ~ ~ W ~ ~
    718 A Millenium Car rebuilt in the late 1990s/early 2000s with flat fronts
    719 Donna's Dream House A
    720 ~ ~ S ~ ~
    721 P
    722 X Scrapped November 2009
    723 A
    724 S Millenium Car rebuilt in the late 1990s/early 2000s with flat fronts
    726 D

    UKTR

    Balloon