The last day of trams on Dickson Road -8
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The photograph on this page of The last day of trams on Dickson Road -8 by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 27 Oct 1963
Dickson Road was the last section of traditional street tramway in Blackpool. Here, an illuminated 'standard' double-deck tram is seen at Thornton Gate on a special tour organised by the Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society to commemorate the closure.
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