An interurban standard gauge (1435mm) tramway was opened in 1888 connecting Fleetwood with North Station, Blackpool. From the start it used the conventional overhead wire method. The single deck cars in service closely resembled the ones used on the Manx Electric Railway on the Isle of Man. Street running sections were to be found in Fleetwood and Gynn Square to North Station (via Dickson Road) only. After being taken over by Blackpool Corporation on January 1st 1920 nothing much changed but the old rolling stock was withdrawn in the 1930s. After closure of the Dickson Road route the Tramroad is now an important part of the remaining Starr Gate to Fleetwood service operated by Blackpool Transport Services Limited.