Blackpool Corporation Tramways 143 built 1924

Present Location	Blackpool
Designed For	Blackpool Corporation Tramways
Built by	BCT
Where built	Blackpool
General type	Open-balcony tramcar
First Number	143
Present Number	143
Other numbers	3, 753
Status	Under restoration
Condition	Good
Operating	No
Stored	Under cover
Controllers	BTH B510
Motors	BTH B265C 2 x 35hp
Bogies	Preston McGuire
Gauge	4ft 8½in
Rarity	Unique
Historical Significance	Very Significant
Notes	Built open-ended with longitudinal leather seats downstairs; driver's vestibules fitted 12/1929; balconies enclosed 2/1932; deep rocker panels fitted, repainted green from red 6/1934; half-transverse half-longitudinal upholstered seats downstairs mid to late 1930s; W.10/1957; converted to Engineering Car No.3 7/1958; enclosed top-deck ends removed 10/1961; 753 3/1972; W.6/1990; P.; to Brinwell Road 20/04/2012; to Rigby Road 10/2013.
Seats Downstairs/Upstairs	32/46
Inspected by	PA
Photo by	Mike Haddon
Photo Date	26/09/2010
At Risk	No
Date Record Last Updated	29/10/2020

Sean Croshaw 27/09/2015

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