As the old trams were, are and will always be part of blackpools heritage, they will not be going for a few years to come. These new trams are nothing like Sheffield, Manchester or Nottingham. Blackpool has been granted 100 million on improving the tramlines and the tram stops. I think these new trams are great. They LOOK better than the one that caught fire on 24 01 07 and the last batch of trams they have from the 80's which still run (the ones with the doors at the front).
The old trams gave Blackpool character and were a tourist attraction. People from places like Sheffield, Manchester, Nottingham etc can rtide on these things every day of the week, it doesn't make Blackpool any different. Blackpool will never be the same again.
CANT WAIT TO TRY THE NEW TRAM ALTHOUGH WE LOVE THE OLD ONES TOO WE GET TO SEE THESE EVERYDAY AT THE STAYMOR BLACKPOOL THEY ARE AT THIS MOMENT BUILDING A TRAM STOP RIGHT OUTSIDE OUR HOTEL !
Blackpool has taken a massive risk with the new trams , yes they are comfortable and move people but so much so the "free travellers" forget to get off! the service is haphazard and not collecting fares despite having conductors in good supply.Don't get me started on the Paypoint set up! only locals can find the outlets !! Please keep a place for the old trams ... ITS WHY WE GO THERE..Well its not for the weather!
Blackpool will never be the same without the good old trams. shame to replace all the wonderful old trams with weird looking pieces of plastic. it seems Blackpool has lost its character now they've gone, my only hope is that they preserve them, knowing them the old trams will be on the scrap heap tomorrow. wish i had the money and the land, Id end up preserving them all, only problem is not many preserved railways have overhead wires, unless they go to the Birkenhead tram museum there is no hope
This is a big mistake for Blackpool & commercial disaster. There are only two things that Blackpool had as a USP over other seaside towns. The Tower & the trams. As a working family I can't afford to take everyone in the tower so we used to go to Blackpool & have a ride on the trams & walk along the prom & buy some rock. Now the 1930's trams are gone there is no point in us going to Blackpool. If I want to take the kids on crappy new trams I can do that in Manchester
They had to get them cos of accessibility 'rules' - in other words had to spend a few million in case the occasional disabled person wanted to get on. So 'political correctness' and minority rights and the nanny state rule. I am not against disabled people, but the vast spend doesn't warrant it. It would be cheaper to let disabled people have free taxis. I just hate the way everything has to change, at great expense, for just a few people. However did we manage in the good old days?!
How boring -how awful! -is it Sheffield or Manchester? -no -its Blackpool!! the old ones had character and Noise!! -how can anyone get excited about these plastic euro trams.....
These trams are nothing like Manchester? You mean our latest Bombardier Flexity trams that, besides the exterior, are almost identical to Blackpool's? Both are ugly, boring, sterile, plastic-looking, devoid of character, badly designed and, in a couple of ways, are actually even dangerous :-/
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As the old trams were, are and will always be part of blackpools heritage, they will not be going for a few years to come. These new trams are nothing like Sheffield, Manchester or Nottingham. Blackpool has been granted 100 million on improving the tramlines and the tram stops. I think these new trams are great. They LOOK better than the one that caught fire on 24 01 07 and the last batch of trams they have from the 80's which still run (the ones with the doors at the front).
I love trams- they come in every shape size, and the new ones always look so futurisitic!
The old trams gave Blackpool character and were a tourist attraction. People from places like Sheffield, Manchester, Nottingham etc can rtide on these things every day of the week, it doesn't make Blackpool any different. Blackpool will never be the same again.
CANT WAIT TO TRY THE NEW TRAM ALTHOUGH WE LOVE THE OLD ONES TOO WE GET TO SEE THESE EVERYDAY AT THE STAYMOR BLACKPOOL THEY ARE AT THIS MOMENT BUILDING A TRAM STOP RIGHT OUTSIDE OUR HOTEL !
i wonder how long will it be before these new Flexity trams have adverts splashed all over them
The front looks better than our Flexity Berlin
Blackpool has taken a massive risk with the new trams , yes they are comfortable and move people but so much so the "free travellers" forget to get off! the service is haphazard and not collecting fares despite having conductors in good supply.Don't get me started on the Paypoint set up! only locals can find the outlets !! Please keep a place for the old trams ... ITS WHY WE GO THERE..Well its not for the weather!
Blackpool will never be the same without the good old trams. shame to replace all the wonderful old trams with weird looking pieces of plastic. it seems Blackpool has lost its character now they've gone, my only hope is that they preserve them, knowing them the old trams will be on the scrap heap tomorrow. wish i had the money and the land, Id end up preserving them all, only problem is not many preserved railways have overhead wires, unless they go to the Birkenhead tram museum there is no hope
This is a big mistake for Blackpool & commercial disaster. There are only two things that Blackpool had as a USP over other seaside towns. The Tower & the trams. As a working family I can't afford to take everyone in the tower so we used to go to Blackpool & have a ride on the trams & walk along the prom & buy some rock. Now the 1930's trams are gone there is no point in us going to Blackpool. If I want to take the kids on crappy new trams I can do that in Manchester
But the new ones are ALL the same!
They had to get them cos of accessibility 'rules' - in other words had to spend a few million in case the occasional disabled person wanted to get on. So 'political correctness' and minority rights and the nanny state rule. I am not against disabled people, but the vast spend doesn't warrant it. It would be cheaper to let disabled people have free taxis. I just hate the way everything has to change, at great expense, for just a few people. However did we manage in the good old days?!
How boring -how awful! -is it Sheffield or Manchester? -no -its Blackpool!! the old ones had character and Noise!! -how can anyone get excited about these plastic euro trams.....
These trams are nothing like Manchester? You mean our latest Bombardier Flexity trams that, besides the exterior, are almost identical to Blackpool's? Both are ugly, boring, sterile, plastic-looking, devoid of character, badly designed and, in a couple of ways, are actually even dangerous :-/