New heritage tram workshop attraction for 2025
Blackpool Tramtown the home of Blackpool’s heritage trams has launched its new season with a whole new tour experience. From Easter, visitors will be able visit the tram engineering works within an exhibition hall experience giving visitors the freedom and time to walk around the exhibition and see the history of Blackpool’s rich tram heritage.
Paul Galley, Tramtown volunteer coordinator said “ I am delighted that Tramtown has survived all the challenges thrown at it and it’s stronger as a result. Through the hard work of our amazing volunteers this new visitor experience will not only save Blackpools heritage trams it will help regenerate the wider Bloomfield area.”
Bryan Lindop head of heritage at Blackpool Transport said “Being able to open the workshop to the public is something I have always desired but never been able to achieve until now. Initially, due to the limited amount of time available since we took over the workshop, we will open it as it is, adding to our displays as we go along, gradually evolving, improving and rotating some of the exhibits on a regular basis. Delivering this interim opportunity will provide an insightful flavour of just a small part of what we aim to deliver in the future.”
Jane Cole, managing director of Blackpool Transport contributed, “Creating access to as much of our heritage as possible during the interim period in which the Tramtown development is in the funding and delivery stages is key. This will enable the public to enjoy the uniqueness of our collections, and it enables us to present a meaningful precursor of the full scheme which is yet to come. The Blackpool Tram Works is phase 1 of our heritage plan whilst we endeavour to secure funding to get our heritage trams back in operation.”
We are opening the heritage engineering workshop to the public from Good Friday for all four days over the Easter period. Thereafter, we will initially operate every Monday and Saturday until further notice, with a view to steadily increasing this to extra days subject to volunteer availability. If anyone fancies joining our hardworking and dedicated team, please contact us. Opening hours will initially be from 10a.m. until 2pm with a separate opportunity to pre-book a guided workshop tour from 3 to 4pm.”
Information and bookings will shortly be available through www.blackpooltransport.com