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Blackpool Transport's famous Western Train will take to the rails at totally Transport 2009. Fresh from a complete two year restoration funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, the train was launched during May and this is one of your first chances to ride on it before the Illuminations season. Departs: 1215 and 1345 from Harrowside. Price £4.60 (adults), £3.40 (children and seniors) Tour takes approximately 90 minutes and runs to Little Bispham and Starr Gate. Pay conductor on boarding. Seats available on first come first served basis Sorry Travelcards, Zonecards or National Concessionary passes are not valid. |
The Western Train
The Western Train was built in 1962 as part of a fleet of five Illuminated Feature trams - the Blackpool Belle Paddle steamer, The Rocket, The Hovertram and HMS Blackpool were the others. Not intended for a long life, it nevertheless survived in service until 1999 when it was retired in need of a major rebuild. In 2007 Blackpool Transport was awarded a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to restore the car to largely original condition, though with the additional feature of wheelchair access in the locomotive and a 1920s interior for the carriage, reflecting its conversion from a 1928 Pantograph car.
Work has been undertaken in Blackpool Transport workshops and during totallyTransport you can see how the work progressed through a PowerPoint presentation in Solaris.
Totally Transport is
hosted by the Lancastrian Transport Trust (LTT), a
Blackpool-based registered charity dedicated to
preserving the resort's transport heritage.
The LTT is grant funded by Blackpool Borough Council and Blackpool Challenge Partnership.
The Lancastrian Transport Trust is a registered charity,
number 1080404.