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Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramway 'English Electric' Railcoach Blackpool 'English Electric' Railcoach 680, which carries an overall advert for Merrie England Bar on North Pier, is seen on Blackpool's Promenade opposite Wilton Parade while bound for Cleveleys on Mon 7th May 2007 at 09:52. Photo: Ross Aitken (aos@blueyonder.co.uk) Website: http://garagecat.fotopic.net

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Blackpool one-man tram number 9 at Talbot Square. 2 March 1984 Photo by Clive Mottram (mottram_cj@msn.com)

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An old Blackpool tramcar, built by United Electric Car Company in 1914. Photographer: Akos Varga (hamster@hampage.hu) Date: 20.07.2002. Home page: http://trams.hampage.hu/

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Coronation Car seen at Thornton Gate, this was part of the 'Fleetwood Tram' weekend held 19 July 2003. Copyright belongs to Andy Ducker who can be contacted via email at ecml@yahoo.co.uk. All photographs taken using Canon EOS 10D DSLR, initial registeration as RAW converted to JPEG format.

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Coronotion Car seen at Fleetwood Tram Day event, in many ways the Coronation Cars were the pinacle of the development of the tram in Blackpool, unfortunately they were too complicated and too costly to be the solution for the decline of the tram system. Copyright belongs to Andy Ducker who can be contacted via email at ecml@yahoo.co.uk. All photographs taken using Canon EOS 10D DSLR, initial registeration as RAW converted to JPEG format.

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ANother shot of the Coronation Single car unit on 20 July 2003. Copyright belongs to Andy Ducker who can be contacted via email at ecml@yahoo.co.uk. All photographs taken using Canon EOS 10D DSLR, initial registeration as RAW converted to JPEG format.

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Low angle shot of the Coronation car at the Fleetwood Tram Day on 20 July 2003. Copyright belongs to Andy Ducker who can be contacted via email at ecml@yahoo.co.uk. All photographs taken using Canon EOS 10D DSLR, initial registeration as RAW converted to JPEG format.

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Coronation Car at Fleetwood. Copyright belongs to Andy Ducker who can be contacted via email at ecml@yahoo.co.uk. All photographs taken using Canon EOS 10D DSLR, initial registeration as RAW converted to JPEG format.

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Illuminated (lights not switched on!) car at Fleetwood. The Fisherman Friends advert car is only a stones throw away from the facotory that it advertises. Copyright belongs to Andy Ducker who can be contacted via email at ecml@yahoo.co.uk. All photographs taken using Canon EOS 10D DSLR, initial registeration as RAW converted to JPEG format.

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The Western Train illumiated tram that was a static display at Fleetwood terminal, 20 July 2003. Copyright belongs to Andy Ducker who can be contacted via email at ecml@yahoo.co.uk. All photographs taken using Canon EOS 10D DSLR, initial registeration as RAW converted to JPEG format.

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The Western Train illumiated tram that was a static display at Fleetwood terminal, 20 July 2003. Copyright belongs to Andy Ducker who can be contacted via email at ecml@yahoo.co.uk. All photographs taken using Canon EOS 10D DSLR, initial registeration as RAW converted to JPEG format.

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The Western Train (built on 1936 Railcoach tram 206, with a permanently coupled trailer) has been substantially rebuilt with assistance from the Heritage Lottery Fund. It is seen here at North Pier on its relaunch day, 14 May 2009. Digital photo by Steven Salmon cathedralview@supanet.com