http://kentcommunityactivist.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/by-boat-and-tram-to-blackpool.html
The tram was a short walk from the Fleetwood jetty. What a bumpy journey. In those days the standard of track maintenance was poor and the double-deck trams would lurch alarmingly between Cleveleys and Bispham.
The route re-opened this week following £100m modernisation with modern trams and miles of new new track. No more lurching. The old trams will be used during the tourist season.
However, all has not gone well. A new tram came off the track near Fleetwood. The reason: sand on the rails. Sand by the seaside, who would have thought of that?
http://www.railwaygazette.com/nc/news/single-view/view/rejuvenated-blackpool-tramway-reopens.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/9185912/Going-off-the-rails.html
Old tram.
New Tram.
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