Blackpool tram 720 - 4 Oct 1992

Saturday 3 October 1992 - Blackpool has long been a popular seaside destination. The trams and the famous Blackpool Tower playing a major (and by far the better) part of the atmosphere. Blackpool Transport began tramway operation in 1885 and today the tramway route is an 11 mile long line stretching from Fleetwood to Starr Gate.

Balloon type tram number 720 was new in 1934/1935 was heading south bound for the Pleasure Beach.

Blackpool Tower stands 518 feet/158 metres tall and was inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It opened to the public May 1894 nine years after the town’s first trams operated.