BLACKPOOL Heritage Tram Tours welcomed 1986-built ‘Centenary’ car No. 642 into its operational fleet on August 19, two and a half years after it last ran over the system.
No. 642 failed in January 2016 and subsequently sat in store awaiting its turn in the overhaul queue.
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During the spring of this year it entered Rigby Road depot for mechanical repair and a full cosmetic overhaul, which has included the reinstatement of the original-style headlight clusters in the new dash panels.
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On August 10, it made its test debut on the famous Promenade, revealing its distinctive ‘Travelcard’ yellow livery, which during the mid-1990s was applied to market a now-defunct range of one to seven-day tickets.
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