| Present Location |
Crich |
| Designed For |
Blackpool Corporation Tramways |
| Built |
1926 |
| Built By |
BCT |
| Where Built |
Blackpool |
| General Type |
Open-balcony tramcar |
| First Number |
40 |
| Present Number |
40 |
| Status |
Restored |
| Condition |
Good |
| Operating |
Yes |
| Storage |
Under cover |
| Controllers |
BTH B510X |
| Motors |
BTH B265C 2 x 35hp |
| Truck |
Preston McGuire equal-wheel |
| Gauge |
4ft 8½in |
| Seats (Downstairs//Upstairs) |
32/46 |
| Rarity |
Unique |
| Importance |
Of some Significance |
| Additional Notes |
Drivers vestibules fitted 12/1931; deep rocker panels fitted and repainted green from red 9/1934; lower deck upholstered longitudinal seats altered to half-transverse half-longitudinal upholstered seats 11/1936; P./to Crich 10/1963; restored to 1931 external condition 1983/84 as flagship for Blackpool Tramway Centrenary
Last open-balcony car in traffic in Britain. Only surviving bogie balcony car fitted with windscreens. |
| Inspected By |
PA |
| Main Photo Taken By |
Steve West |
| Date of Image |
13/09/2014 |
| At Risk |
No |
| Record Last Updated |
11/06/2021 |
