The Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramway Cab Ride

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  • Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
  • Hello and thank you for taking the time to watch this video.
    What you will see here is Tom driving the Bombardier Flexity 2 Light Rail Vehicle along the world famous Blackpool Tramway. Located on the Fylde Coast of the UK the 11 mile stretch of track plays a vital role each year transporting the many thousands of tourists to the resort between Starr Gate and Fleetwood Ferry.
    The video features a wealth of information about the Tramway also!
    This was Toms full time job for around 7 years and the Cabride was recorded with full approval from Blackpool Transport back in September 2014.
    Sit back and relax and enjoy the views of the Fylde Coast!
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Комментарии • 52

  • @sebradfield
    @sebradfield 4 года назад +11

    Though I live in the mountain desert now I grew up near the beach in southern California. Your video made me smell the salty beach air, which is something I really miss. Your countryside is so much greener than ours. Thank you for letting me have that feeling again. I would love to ride that tram someday.

  • @ianhutchinson1783
    @ianhutchinson1783 Год назад +2

    The line from Gynn Square down Dickson Road to Blackpool North Station was a continuation of the Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramway, the North Station being its terminus. The line closed in 1963. Before joining of the two separate systems, the Blackpool Corporation trams terminated at Gynn Square.

  • @TravelJackJourneys158
    @TravelJackJourneys158 4 года назад +3

    Fantastic video I like Blackpool Trams very much I love seeing both Heritage Tram and New Trams

  • @rogerredding5269
    @rogerredding5269 3 года назад +1

    Loved the Blackpool & fleetwood tram ride thanks 👍

  • @kathrynjomerrettmurph
    @kathrynjomerrettmurph 4 года назад +5

    That was a really good video thank you I really enjoyed watching the tram cab ride

  • @marty51213
    @marty51213 3 года назад +3

    Would be fantastic to see this in TS, fantastic video, really enjoyed this, very surprised JT havent built this

  • @pook2830
    @pook2830 Год назад

    The Red Bank Road depot, was not demolished to build Sainsbury's. It remained as it was, but converted into a supermarket called Alpic for a few years.. in fact, until 1982.

  • @jamfjord
    @jamfjord Год назад

    Thanks for sharing this, as a local it's interesting to see the view from the cab. Hope you get chance to finish your sim version of the route.

  • @manctube2024
    @manctube2024 3 года назад +1

    Great stuff...
    Many Thanks..

  • @richardelkin6109
    @richardelkin6109 3 года назад +1

    went to Fleetwood yesterday and had a fish & chips in the Ferry Cafe

  • @rogerredding5269
    @rogerredding5269 3 года назад +1

    Loved it traveled many times between star gate and fleetwood ferry no hasstle of driving ? just take a good water proof coat and uberella at certain times of the year and enjoy.

  • @kkrispy2009P
    @kkrispy2009P 2 года назад +1

    Amazing full journey. Happy Xmas and new year 2022

    • @TrainSim_TV
      @TrainSim_TV  2 года назад +1

      Same to you! Happy New Year and thank you!

  • @ryangames7379
    @ryangames7379 3 года назад

    I love trams and that guy who tells the stops also I got the tram you filming on the mini version of it.

  • @dct1
    @dct1 3 года назад +1

    Interesting video and great commentary. On the maintenance side of things, is there a council team in charge of looking after the assets or is it contracted out? Curious if the ballasted sections are ever maintained by tampers and rails maintained by on track grinders.

  • @crownjulesgaming542
    @crownjulesgaming542 3 года назад +1

    Great video!! No one ever gets off at west drive

  • @cameronallan5624
    @cameronallan5624 2 года назад

    Why are the trams so slow. I understand why they are slow on the promenade (people walking about) but surely on the straight sections which are fenced if they can go faster than 50 knob. The max speed of the Flexity trams used is 70kmph. Why is this not used? Do you know? Any answers would be appreciated.
    Thanks.

  • @paulwilliams5903
    @paulwilliams5903 2 года назад +1

    I found this vid SO much better when I turned off the sound. Never known someone chatter so much in my life!

  • @HamishG199
    @HamishG199 11 месяцев назад

    I saw an amazingly similar video but Timelapse

  • @kellylouise17
    @kellylouise17 4 года назад +1

    Hello just wondering what year this video was made.
    Thanks

    • @TrainSim_TV
      @TrainSim_TV  4 года назад

      Recorded in september 2014 😊

  • @peppergaming8794
    @peppergaming8794 4 года назад

    Hey Tom, I have a question. Are you able to volunteer for the heritage trams while working for LRT (Not on the same day obviously) or are LRT drivers "Banned" from being able to volunteer for the heritage trams until they resign from being an LRT Driver

    • @TrainSim_TV
      @TrainSim_TV  4 года назад +3

      You can volunteer for heritage if you drive LRT. I don't drive the LRT anymore. I do however still drive for the heritage team

    • @peppergaming8794
      @peppergaming8794 4 года назад

      @@TrainSim_TV Thanks alot Tom, It's good that you still volunteer on the heritage side too. What's your favorite heritage tram?

  • @NJPurling
    @NJPurling Год назад

    I have watched this video before. I am sure it was filmed in better quality, like actual 1080P.

  • @harveyquinn5494
    @harveyquinn5494 4 года назад +1

    Are the points in road all spring points? Or is there a way of changing?

    • @TrainSim_TV
      @TrainSim_TV  4 года назад

      Mixture of manual operated, electronic operated from in the cab and spring

  • @JohnTaylor-bf6ll
    @JohnTaylor-bf6ll 3 года назад +1

    I can understand very little of what you're saying.
    When the tram stops at stations, I hear a little more, but even that is not as always clear, e.g. Fifteen or fifty, just as an example.

  • @TravelJackJourneys158
    @TravelJackJourneys158 4 года назад +1

    If there are any plans for Blackpool Tramway to be on a Train Simulator as I think it would be brilliant I know on UK Train Sim

    • @TrainSim_TV
      @TrainSim_TV  4 года назад +1

      I have started building it myself but sadly at the moment I've not got the time to continue at present with it

    • @TravelJackJourneys158
      @TravelJackJourneys158 4 года назад

      Thats all right it must take a lot of time to do something like that

    • @lesliehowells7953
      @lesliehowells7953 4 года назад

      Does the tram make a profit ???

    • @DavidJones-ef2lt
      @DavidJones-ef2lt 3 года назад

      @@lesliehowells7953 people pay fares

    • @TheWacoKid1963
      @TheWacoKid1963 2 года назад

      @@DavidJones-ef2lt That doesn't mean it makes a profit

  • @JoeyLovesTrains
    @JoeyLovesTrains 3 года назад +3

    2:52 I did not think it was standard gauge.

  • @whiskymacable
    @whiskymacable 3 года назад

    You forgot one 'Recreating Britain's Lost Routes' lol...enjoyed the journey though!

  • @laurenceskinnerton73
    @laurenceskinnerton73 11 месяцев назад

    I’ve been here.

  • @georgetrains46
    @georgetrains46 4 года назад +1

    Great video 👍

  • @gdmsc
    @gdmsc 4 года назад +1

    hello,Will you do the line?Can you work with you?

  • @richardhancock2771
    @richardhancock2771 2 года назад

    What's with the 3rd rail every so far

    • @TrainSim_TV
      @TrainSim_TV  2 года назад

      Im presuming you mean the turning loops for where services can turn back early

    • @camwest3878
      @camwest3878 Год назад

      It’s called a check rail

  • @davehnh
    @davehnh Год назад

    Good video, though your commentary is sometimes difficult to hear due to the sound of the team.

    • @TrainSim_TV
      @TrainSim_TV  Год назад

      Appologies for this. Quite an old piece of content now. However there is a new video in the works needing completion on the same style but onboard a balloon tram

  • @johnriggs4929
    @johnriggs4929 4 года назад +3

    Watching this in April 2020, remembering the days before the chinese screwed the entire world. We didn't know what we had...

  • @dazid1
    @dazid1 4 года назад +2

    shame I couldn't hear most of it

  • @FM60260
    @FM60260 3 года назад +2

    Those indicators are so annoying

  • @williamwaterworth3571
    @williamwaterworth3571 3 года назад

    Z