Blackpool Corporation Tramways 147 built 1924
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| Blackpool Corporation Tramways 147 built 1924 |
| Present Location |
Blackpool |
| Designed For |
Blackpool Corporation Tramways |
| Built |
1924 |
| Built By |
Hurst Nelson |
| Where Built |
Motherwell |
| General Type |
Enclosed double-decker |
| First Number |
147 |
| Present Number |
147 |
| Status |
Restored |
| Condition |
Good |
| Operating |
Yes |
| Storage |
Under cover |
| Controllers |
BTH B510 |
| Motors |
BTH B265C 2 x 35hp |
| Bogies |
Preston McGuire |
| Gauge |
4ft 8½in |
| Seats (Downstairs//Upstairs) |
32/46 |
| Rarity |
Few |
| Importance |
Very Significant |
| Additional Notes |
Built open-balcony with longitudinal leather seats in lower saloon; driver's vestibules and deep rocker panels fitted, repainted green from red 6/1933; half-transverse and half-longitudinal seats downstairs probably 1/1936; balconies enclosed 5/1940; W.10/1966; P./to Cleveland 9/1967; to Blackpool; Blackpool C fleet 2012; to Beamish on loan 3/2016-3/2017; repainted in 1933 green livery 3/2018 |
| Inspected By |
Paul Abell |
| Date Inspected |
04/03/2017 |
| Main Photo Taken By |
Paul Abell |
| Date of Image |
04/03/2017 |
| At Risk |
No |
| Record Last Updated |
22/04/2025 |
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| Paul Abell 21/04/2018 Upper deck |
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| Paul Abell 21/04/2018 Lower deck |
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