A Blackpool Balloon Tram

Introduction

The photograph on this page of A Blackpool Balloon Tram by John M Wheatley as part of the Geograph project.

The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.

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A Blackpool Balloon Tram

Image: © John M Wheatley Taken: 23 Jul 2010

The Blackpool tramway runs from Blackpool to Fleetwood on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, England, and is the only surviving first-generation tramway in the United Kingdom. The tramway dates back to 1885 and is one of the oldest electric tramways in the world.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.796927
Longitude
-3.056302