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I see these trams all the time, and ride on them, it's where I live. The name on the destination board of Troys dads tram, Marton, is the actual area that my house is in. As a matter of interest the Blackpool trams run from the St Annes/ Blackpool border north through Blackpool and onto Fleetwood, following the coast for most of the way. I think the newest tram is the best part of 60 years old now and the oldest, again I think, is a diminutive double decker ex Bolton transport that is 100 years old. Some of the trams are decorated up with light displays for our annual illuminations that run from September through November, very colourful. Fleetwood used to be a very busy seaport that was the actual terminus of railways running North from London up to Scotland. Passengers would embark onto steamers here for a sea journey upto Glasgow where they would pick up the train again. A rail route was finally engineered over the fell barrier as loco's became more powerful and the importance of Fleetwood diminished. Blackpool can be visited at www.blackpool.gov.uk <br />Cheers, <br />Kim <br />[tup]
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