Blackpool Tramway
E198822
Blackpool Tramway is a historic coastal tram system in Blackpool, England, known as one of the oldest electric tramways in the world still in operation and a major local transport and tourist attraction.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blackpool Tramway canonical | 2 |
| Blackpool Transport Services | 1 |
| Blackpool boat tram | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
light rail system
ⓘ
public transport system ⓘ tramway ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrificationDate | 1885 ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | overhead line ⓘ |
| electrificationType | overhead wire DC ⓘ |
| hasRollingStockType |
heritage trams
ⓘ
modern low-floor trams ⓘ |
| hasStop |
Bispham
ⓘ
Cleveleys ⓘ Fleetwood Ferry ⓘ North Pier ⓘ Blackpool Pleasure Beach ⓘ
surface form:
Pleasure Beach
Tower ⓘ |
| heritageOperation |
seasonal
ⓘ
tourist-focused ⓘ |
| inception | 1885 ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest electric tramways in the world still in operation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Blackpool
ⓘ
England ⓘ Lancashire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| modernFleetIntroduced | 2012 ⓘ |
| modernFleetManufacturer |
Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombardier Transportation
|
| modernFleetModel |
Bombardier FLEXITY
ⓘ
surface form:
Flexity 2
|
| notableFor |
continuous operation since the 19th century
ⓘ
heritage double-deck trams ⓘ role as a major tourist attraction in Blackpool ⓘ seafront coastal alignment ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | double track on most of the route ⓘ |
| openingDate | 29 September 1885 ⓘ |
| operator |
Blackpool Tramway
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Blackpool Transport Services
|
| owner | Blackpool Council ⓘ |
| primaryUse | local public transport ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem | electricity ⓘ |
| routeLength |
approximately 11 miles
ⓘ
approximately 18 kilometres ⓘ |
| secondaryUse | tourist attraction ⓘ |
| serves |
Bispham
ⓘ
Blackpool ⓘ
surface form:
Blackpool town centre
Cleveleys ⓘ Fleetwood ⓘ Blackpool Pleasure Beach ⓘ
surface form:
Pleasure Beach
|
| terminus |
Fleetwood Ferry
ⓘ
Starr Gate ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Blackpool boat tram
this entity surface form:
Blackpool Transport Services