Present Location |
Blackpool |
Designed For |
Blackpool Corporation Tramways |
Built |
1934 |
Built By |
English Electric |
Where Built |
Preston |
General Type |
Enclosed double-decker |
First Number |
246 |
Later Numbers |
709 |
Present Number |
709 |
Status |
Restored |
Condition |
Good |
Operating |
No |
Storage |
Under cover |
Controllers |
EE DB1 Z4 |
Motors |
EE 305 2 x 57hp |
Bogies |
EE 4ft 9in wb equal-wheel |
Gauge |
4ft 8½in |
Seats (Downstairs//Upstairs) |
40/52 |
Rarity |
Few |
Importance |
Of some Significance |
Additional Notes |
Built as open-top; roofed 1941; fitted with flat ends 2000; fitted with widened platforms and driver-operated doors for B fleet 2011; currently in reserve |
Main Photo Taken By |
Sean Croshaw |
Date of Image |
18/04/2014 |
At Risk |
No |
Record Last Updated |
06/04/2025 |