26th January 2025

Branch Line Society
The Fleetwood Flexity

Tram Used 018
Plant Used 4w BE 'Zephir' No.2372/2011 'Crab 1500E'

Route :

Tram Route
018 North Pier (Heritage Stop) - Talbot Square - Blackpool North
018 Blackpool North - Talbot Square - Pleasant Street - Cabin - Bispham Loops (West Line) - Little Bispham Loop - Bispham Loops (East Line) - Cabin - Pleasant Street - Talbot Square - Blackpool North
018 Blackpool North - North Pier - Tower - Manchester Square - Pleasure Beach - Harrow Place - Starr Gate - Starr Gate Depot Gate - Washer Road - Starr Gate Depot Throat - Starr Gate Depot Headshunt
018 Starr Gate Headshunt - Starr Gate Depot Throat - Starr Gate Depot Road 9 (EoL)
018 Starr Gate Depot Road 9 - Starr Gate Depot Throat - Starr Gate Headshunt
018 Starr Gate Headshunt - Starr Gate Depot Road 2 (¼ way in)
Zephir haul Starr Gate Depot Road 2 (¼ way in) - Starr Gate Depot Road 2 (½ way in)
Zephir propel Starr Gate Depot Road 2 (½ way in) - Starr Gate Depot Road 2 (door way)
Zephir haul Starr Gate Depot Road 2 (door way) - Starr Gate Depot Road 2 (½ way in)
Zephir propel Starr Gate Depot Road 2 (½ way in) - Starr Gate Depot Road 2 (¼ way in)
018 Starr Gate Depot Road 2 (¼ way in) - Harrow Place (N/B Line)
018 Harrow Place (N/B Line) - Harrow Place Trailing Crossover - Starr Gate (Arr. Plat) - Starr Gate Loop (Single Line)
018 Starr Gate Loop (Single Line) - Starr Gate (Dep. Plat) - Harrow Place - Pleasure Beach - Manchester Square - Central Pier - North Pier (Centre Road) - North Pier (N/B Plat) - Cabin - Bispham (Middle Road) - Thornton Gate (Middle Road) - Rossall Square - Fleetwood Ferry (Outer Loop) - Ash Street Crossover
018 Ash Street Crossover - Fleetwood Ferry (Inner Loop) - Rossall Square - Thornton Gate - Cleveleys - Bispham (Middle Road) - Cabin
018 Cabin - Bispham (N/B Plat)
018 Bispham (S/B Plat) - Cabin - North Pier (S/B Plat) - Festival House Crossover
018 Festival House Crossover - North Pier (Centre Road) - North Pier (N/B Plat) - Cabin - Bispham Loops (West Line) - Litte Bispham - Cleveleys Crossover
018 Cleveleys Crossover - Little Bispham - Bispham Loops (East Line) - Bispham (S/B Line)
018 Bispham (S/B Line) - Bispham (Middle Road) - Cleveleys - Thornton Gate (West Line) - Thornton Gate (North of Loop)(N/B Line)
018 Thornton Gate (North of Loop)(N/B Line) - Thornton Gate (Middle Road) - Cleveleys - Little Bispham - Bispham - Cabin - North Pier (S/B Plat) - Manchester Square - Pleasure Beach (Outer Loop) - Manchester Square - Foxhall Crossover
018 Foxhall Crossover - Manchester Square - Pleasure Beach (Inner Loop) - Manchester Square - North Pier (Heritage Stop) - North Pier North Crossover
018 North Pier North Crossover - North Pier (S/B Plat) - Tower
018 Tower - North Pier - Talbot Square - Blackpool North
018 Blackpool North - North Pier (S/B Plat)

Source : Alan Sheppard (on the tram throughout)

Photo Review


'Crab 1500 E' shunting tram 018 in Starr Gate Depot (photo: Blackpool Transport)


The tour, at Starr Gate (photo: Alan Sheppard)


Timings (Actual only)
(from Alan Sheppard)

Location Actual
North Pier (Heritage Stop) 10.03d
Blackpool North 10.07½ ~ 10.09 [P1]
North Pier (Flexity N/B Stop) 10/11½
Cabin 10/15
Bispham North 10/19 [West Line]
Little Bispham Loop 10.23 ~ 10.24½
Little Bispham 10.26 ~ 10.26½
Bispham North 10/30 [East Line]
Bispham 10.30½ ~ 10.32½
Opposite North Pier (Flexity N/B) 10*43 ~ 10*44
Blackpool North 10.47 ~ 10.48 [P2]
North Pier (Flexity S/B Stop) 10/50
Manchester Square 10/53
Pleasure Beach 10/57
Starr Gate [Single Line] 11/00
Starr Gate Depot Gate 11.01½ ~ 11.03½
Starr Gate Depot Headshunt 11.05 ~ 11.06
Starr Gate Depot Throat 11.08 ~ 11.11
Starr Gate Depot 11.12½ ~ 11.14½ [Road 9]
Starr Gate Depot Headshunt 11.17 ~ 11.21
Starr Gate Depot Throat 11.22 ~ 11.24
Starr Gate Depot 11AE27 ~ 11AE52 [¼ Road 2]
Starr Gate Depot (Zephir Hauling 018) 11.52½ ~ 11.54 [½ Road 2]
Starr Gate Depot (Zephir Propelling 018) 11.55 ~ 11.55½ [Road 2 Door]
Starr Gate Depot (Zephir Hauling 018) 11.56 ~ 11.56½ [½ Road 2]
Starr Gate Depot (Zephir Propelling 018) 11DE58 ~ 12DE23 [¼ Road 2]
Starr Gate Depot Throat 12/24
Harrow Place 12.25½ ~ 12.27 [N/B Platform]
Harrow Place Trailing Crossover 12*27½ ~ 12*28
Starr Gate 12/29 [Arr. Plat]
Starr Gate [Single Line] 12.29½ ~ 12.31
Starr Gate 12p32a ~ 12p44d [Dep. Plat]
Central Pier 12/54
North Pier [Centre Road] 12/55½
North Pier [Direct Line] 12*56½ ~ 12*57
Cabin 13/05
Bispham North 13/08½ [Middle Road]
Little Bispham 13/13
Cleveleys 13*18 ~ 13*21
Thornton Gate 13/23½ [Middle Road]
Rossall School 13.26½ ~ 13.27
Fleetwood Ferry 13p37a ~ 13p47d
Fleetwood Ferry Loops 13/48 [Outer Loop]
Ash Street Crossover 13.52 ~ 13.54
Fleetwood Ferry 13.58 ~ 14.01½
Fleetwood Ferry Loops 14.02½ ~ 14.04 [Inner Loop]
Cleveleys 14.22 ~ 14.22½
Little Bispham 14/27½
Bispham North 14.32 ~ 14.35 [Middle Line]
Cabin 14.38 ~ 14.40
Bispham (N/B Plat) 14.42a ~ ECS
Bispahm (S/B Plat) ECS ~ 15.30d
Festival House Crossover 15.37 ~ 15.40
North Pier [Centre Road] 15/41
Cabin 15/46½
Bispham North 15/49 [West Line]
Little Bispham 15/53
Cleveleys 15.56½ ~ 15.57
Cleveleys Crossover 15.58 ~ 15.59
Little Bispham 16/04
Bispham 16.07 ~ 16.08
Bispham North 16/09 [Middle Road]
Cleveleys 16/16½
Thornton Gate North 16.19 ~ 16.20 [N/B Line]
Thornton Gate Loop 16.20½ ~ 16.21 [Middle Road]
Little Bispham 16.28½ ~ 16.29½
Cabin 16/36
North Pier (Flexity S/B Stop) 16.42a ~ 16.43d
Manchester Square 16/45½
Pleasure Beach 16.50½ ~ 16.51 [Single Line]
Pleasure Beach Loops 16.51 ~ 16.51½ [Outer Loop]
Foxhall Crossover 16.58½ ~ 17.00
Pleasure Beach 17/05½
Pleasure Beach Loops 17/06½ [Inner Loop]
North Pier (Heritage Stop) 17/16½
North Pier North Crossover 17.17 ~ 17.19
Tower Crossover 17.20 ~ 17.21½
Blackpool North 17.26a ~ 17.29d [P1]
North Pier (Flexity S/B Stop) 17.31a


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