From easter 2012 nothing will be the same! The old Blackpool tram fleet has mostly been sold to museums and some private individuals. Whilst some cars will remain in Blackpool for the forseeable future a large number has already found new homes. Below is a list of the current location of the old fleet. Included are all surviving trams that ever ran in Blackpool so all the non-Blackpool visiting trams appear and also the new Flexity2 cars. The fleet that will probably survive in Blackpool is highlighted in green. Dated September 2011:
A more up-to-date listing taken from the above table is below (first listed are the visiting trams, then the Blackpool fleet by car type & fleet number) – December 2011:
(-) Hong Kong
Birkenhead 69
previous no.: -
owner: Birkenhead Tramway
location: Birkenhead
status: operational
(-) Hong Kong
Birkenhead 70
previous no.: -
owner: Birkenhead Tramway
location: Birkenhead
status: operational
(-) Priestly Bogie
Bolton 66
previous no.: -
owner: Bolton 66 Group
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (not frequently used)
(-) Water Car
Cardiff 131
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Crich
location: Blackpool (Starr Gate)
status: operational (for track cleaning)
(-)
Edinburgh 35
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Crich
location: Crich
status: stored (on display)
(-)
Glasgow 1245
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Summerlee
location: Summerlee
status: stored
(-) Cunarder
Glasgow 1297
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Crich
location: Crich
status: stored (on display)
(-)
Hill of Howth (IRL) 10
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Crich
location: Crich
status: stored (on display)
(-)
Liverpool 762
previous no.: -
owner: Birkenhead Tramway
location: Birkenhead
status: operational
(-) California
Manchester 765
previous no.: -
owner: Heaton Park Tramway
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (not frequently used)
(-) Brill semi-convertible
Porto (PT) 273
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Crich
location: Crich
status: operational
(-) Roberts
Sheffield 513
previous no.: -
owner: Beamish Museum
location: Carlton Colville
status: operational (on loan)
(-)
Southampton 45
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Crich
location: Crich
status: operational
(-)
Stockport 5
previous no.: -
owner: Stockport 5 Group
location: Heaton Park
status: operationa
(-) Steam Locomotive
Sydney (AUS) 47
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Crich
location: Crich
status: operational
Balloon (widened)
700
previous no.: 237
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised)
Balloon
701
previous no.: 238
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: mothballed
Balloon
702
previous no.: 239
owner: Heaton Park Tramway
location: Trafford Park (unknown location)
status: stored
Balloon
704
previous no.: 241
owner: Lancastrian Transport Trust
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: stored
Balloon (open top)
706
previous no.: 243
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: mothballed
Balloon
708
previous no.: 245
owner: Manchester Transport Museum
location: Bolton (unknown location)
status: stored
Balloon
710
previous no.: 247
owner: Friends of Fleetwood Trams
location: Fleetwood (unconfirmed location)
status: stored
Balloon
711
previous no.: 248
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised / to be widened)
Balloon
712
previous no.: 249
owner: Museum Crich
location: Crich
status: stored (on display)
Balloon (widened)
713
previous no.: 250
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised)
Balloon
715
previous no.: 252
owner: Lancastrian Transport Trust
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational
Balloon
716
previous no.: 253
owner: Ptarmigan Transport Solutions
location: Perth
status: stored
Balloon
717
previous no.: 254
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised)
Balloon
719
previous no.: 256
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised / to be widened)
Balloon (widened)
720
previous no.: 257
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised)
Balloon
721
previous no.: 258
owner: unknown private owner
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: stored
Balloon
723
previous no.: 260
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised)
Balloon
726
previous no.: 263
owner: Friends of Fleetwood Trams
location: Fleetwood (unknown location)
status: stored (was operational)
Balloon Millennium style (widened)
707
previous no.: 244
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised)
Balloon Millennium style (widened)
709
previous no.: 246
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised)
Balloon Millennium style (widened)
718
previous no.: 255
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised)
Balloon Millennium style (widened)
724
previous no.: 261
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised)
Balloon
Sunderland 101
previous no.: 703, 240
owner: Lancastrian Transport Trust
location: Beamish Museum
status: operational (on loan in Sunderland livery)
Boat
226
previous no.: 601
owner: Museum Rio Vista (USA)
location: Rio Vista
status: stored (on display)
Boat
228
previous no.: 603
owner: San Francisco MUNI (USA)
location: San Francisco
status: operational
Boat
600
previous no.: 225
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised)
Boat
602
previous no.: 227
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: mothballed
Boat
604
previous no.: 230
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: mothballed
Boat
605
previous no.: 233
owner: Lancastrian Transport Trust
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: stored (to be loaned to Birkenhead)
Boat
606
previous no.: 235
owner: National Capitol Museum (USA)
location: Colesville/Silver Spring
status: under restoration
Boat
607
previous no.: 236
owner: Museum Crich
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: under restoration
Brush
287
previous no.: 259, 624
owner: Lancastrian Transport Trust
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: stored (on display)
Brush
298
previous no.: 635
owner: Museum Crich
location: Crich
status: under restoration
Brush
621
previous no.: 284
owner: unknown private owner
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: stored
Brush
622
previous no.: 285
owner: Totally Transport CIC
location: Marton
status: stored (on display)
Brush
623
previous no.: 286
owner: Heaton Park Tramway
location: Heaton Park
status: stored
Brush
625
previous no.: 288
owner: unknown private owner
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: stored
Brush
626
previous no.: 289
owner: Birkenhead Tramway
location: Birkenhead
status: stored (operational)
Brush
627
previous no.: 290
owner: Friends of Fleetwood Trams
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: stored
Brush
630
previous no.: 293
owner: Museum Crich
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised)
Brush
631
previous no.: 294
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised)
Brush
632
previous no.: 295
owner: Lancastrian Transport Trust
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational
Brush
634
previous no.: 297
owner: Privateigentümer
location: Rushden Transport Museum
status: stored (on display)
Brush
637
previous no.: 300
owner: Totally Transport CIC
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: stored
Brush
636
previous no.: 299
owner: Stored Energy Technology
location: Derby
status: stored (test runs only)
Centenary
641
previous no.: -
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised)
Centenary
642
previous no.: -
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised)
Centenary
643
previous no.: -
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised)
Centenary
644
previous no.: -
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised) – reserved for Farmer Parrs Animal World
Centenary
645
previous no.: -
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised)
Centenary
646
previous no.: -
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised)
Centenary
647
previous no.: -
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised)
Centenary
648
previous no.: 651
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (modernised) – originally to go to Crich but rejected because of lack of space
Conduit
4
previous no.: 1
owner: Museum Crich
location: Crich
status: stored (on display)
Coronation
304
previous no.: 641
owner: Lancastrian Transport Trust
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (not frequently used)
Coronation
660
previous no.: 324
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: mothballed
Coronation
663
previous no.: 327
owner: Lancastrian Transport Trust
location: Marton
status: stored (on display)
Dreadnought
59
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Crich
location: Clay Cross
status: stored
Fleetwood Bo
40
previous no.: 5
owner: Museum Crich
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (on loan / not frequently used)
Fleetwood Rack
2
previous no.: 127
owner: Museum Crich
location: Crich
status: operational
Flexity2
001, 004(?), 005
previous no.: -
owner: Blackpool Borough Council
location: Blackpool (Starr Gate)
status: operational (not in passenger service yet)
Illuminated Frigate/Warship
736
previous no.: 170
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational
Illuminated Hovertram
735
previous no.: 222
owner: Beith Transport Preservation Trust
location: Beith
status: stored
Illuminated Paddle Steamer
731
previous no.: 163
owner: USA (unknown owner)
location: USA (location unknown)
status: remains may survive (stored)
Illuminated Rocket
732
previous no.: 168
owner: Lancastrian Transport Trust
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: stored
Illuminated Trawler
737
previous no.: 633
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational
Illuminated Western Loco
733
previous no.: 209
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational
Illuminated Western Trailer
734
previous no.: 174
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational
Jubilee
761
previous no.: 725, 262
owner: Friends of Fleetwood Trams
location: Fleetwood (unknown location)
status: stored (was operational)
Jubilee
762
previous no.: 714, 251
owner: Museum Crich
location: Crich
status: stored (was operational)
Locomotive
-
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Crich
location: Crich
status: operational
Marton Bo
31
previous no.: 754, 4
owner: Museum Beamish
location: Heaton Park
status: operational
OMO
5
previous no.: 609, 221
owner: Museum Crich
location: Clay Cross
status: stored
OMO
8
previous no.: 612
owner: Lancastrian Transport Trust
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational (not frequently used)
Pantograph
167
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Crich
location: Crich
status: stored (on display)
Railcoach
279
previous no.: 679
owner: Lancastrian Transport Trust
location: Marton
status: under restoration
Railcoach
678
previous no.: 278
owner: Friends of Fleetwood Trams
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: stored
Railcoach
680
previous no.: 280
owner: Heaton Park Tramway
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: under restoration
Roadliner (now City Class)
611
previous no.: -
owner: Tram Power Ltd.
location: Blackburn (not confirmed)
status: stored (rebuilt after fire)
Standard
40
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Crich
location: Crich
status: operational
Standard
48
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Brooks (USA)
location: Brooks
status: stored
Standard
49
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Crich
location: Crich
status: operational
Standard
143
previous no.: 753, 3
owner: Lancastrian Transport Trust
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: under restoration
Standard
144
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Seashore (USA)
location: Kennebunkport
status: under restoration
Standard
147
previous no.: -
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational
Standard
159
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Carlton Colville
location: Carlton Colville
status: operational
Toastrack
166
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Crich
location: Crich
status: operational
Twin
671
previous no.: 281
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: mothballed
Twin
672
previous no.: 272
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational – originally to go to Crich but rejected because of lack of space
Twin
673
previous no.: 273
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: mothballed
Twin
674
previous no.: 274
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: mothballed
Twin
675
previous no.: 275
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational
Twin
676
previous no.: 276
owner: Lancastrian Transport Trust
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: stored
Twin Trailer
681
previous no.: T1
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: mothballed
Twin Trailer
682
previous no.: T2
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational – originally to go to Crich but rejected because of lack of space
Twin Trailer
683
previous no.: T3
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: mothballed
Twin Trailer
684
previous no.: T4
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: mothballed
Twin Trailer
685
previous no.: T5
owner: Blackpool Transport
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational
Twin Trailer
686
previous no.: T6
owner: Lancastrian Transport Trust
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: stored
Twin Trailer
687
previous no.: T7
owner: Lancastrian Transport Trust
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: stored
Vambac
11
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Carlton Colville
location: Carlton Colville
status: operational
Vanguard Replica
7
previous no.: 619
owner: Heaton Park Tramway
location: Heaton Park
status: operational
Works Engineering
754
previous no.: -
owner: Blackpool Borough Council
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational
Works PW Trailer
260
previous no.: 751
owner: Blackpool Borough Council
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational
Works Rail Grinder
2
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Crich
location: Clay Cross
status: stored
Works Rail Grinder
752
previous no.: 2, 1
owner: Heaton Park Tramway
location: Manchester (unknown location)
status: stored (was operational)
Works Reel Wagon
750
previous no.: -
owner: Blackpool Borough Council
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational
Works Tower Wagon
749
previous no.: -
owner: Museum Beamish
location: Beamish Museum
status: operational
Works Unimog
938
previous no.: -
owner: Blackpool Borough Council
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: stored
Works Unimog
939
previous no.: -
owner: Blackpool Borough Council
location: Blackpool (Rigby Road)
status: operational
