Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramroad
| Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramroad | |
|---|---|
 Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramroad car 40 preserved on the Blackpool Tramway | |
| Operation | |
| Locale | Blackpool, Fleetwood |
| Open | 14 July 1898 |
| Close | 1 January 1920 |
| Status | Taken over by Blackpool Corporation Tramways |
| Infrastructure | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Propulsion system(s) | Electric |
| Statistics | |
| Route length | 8.21 miles (13.21 km) |
The Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramroad operated a tramway service between Blackpool and Fleetwood between 1898 and 1920.[1]
History
Bispham depot name stone at the National Tramway Museum
Construction of the tramway began in 1897. Within Blackpool, the tracks were constructed by the corporation. Services started on 14 July 1898.
There were three depots, Copse Road, Fleetwood, Bispham, Blackpool and Bold Street in Fleetwood.
The company had a fleet of 41 tramcars in a brown and cream livery.
Closure
The Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramroad was taken over by Blackpool Corporation Tramways on 1 January 1920 at a cost of £284,000 (£9,953,346 in 2015).[2] Two tramcars survive. No 2 built in 1898 is in the collection at the National Tramway Museum. No 40 built in 1914 operates on the Blackpool Tramway.
References
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- ↑ The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
- ↑ UK CPI inflation numbers based on data available from Gregory Clark (2014), "What Were the British Earnings and Prices Then? (New Series)" MeasuringWorth.
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