Night view illuminated Western Train Tram standing turning circle in front of the Pleasure Beach, Blackpool Illuminations, UK

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The Western Train Tram, standing in the turning circle at the Pleasure Beach, first ran in 1962 and was withdrawn from service in 1999. It returned for the switch-on of the 2008 Illuminations after a campaign by the Blackpool Gazette and renovation with the help of a £278,000 Heritage Lottery Fund. The tram was originally sponsored by ABC Weekend Television, whose illuminated logo lies under the funnel. In the North of England, in the early days of Independent Television, from 1956 until 1968, Granada ran the weekday schedules and ABC (Associated British Corporation) the weekend slot. Nickelodeon Illuminations, along the South Shore Promenade in front of the Pleasure Beach, are seen in the background of the shot.

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Pleasure Beach Turning Circle, Blackpool Tramway, South Shore Promenade, Blackpool, Lancashire, UK
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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