Illuminated feature tram 732 “Tramnik One” also known as “The Rocket” Gynn Square, Blackpool N.S. 2012
The Illuminated feature tram 732 “Tramnik One” also known as “The Rocket” in use as an illuminations tableaux / advertising hoarding and looking very battered. Gynn Square roundabout, Blackpool N.S. Saturday 22 September 2012.
At one time this roundabout was very nice with well-kept flower beds and a large Daily Mail clock mounted in the centre of it. These days it is just a complete mess with Blackpool Council no longer having any pride in its appearance and upkeep. The Rocket has just been dumped on a piece of track which unfortunately is located in a bad position so the tram faces towards Dickson Road rather than either northbound or southbound illuminations traffic travelling along the Promenade. At first the tram was surrounded by tatty temporary metal fencing but even this has now been removed leaving the tram exposed to vandalism.
The future of the Rocket like many other Blackpool trams stored outside along the Fylde Coast and in Merseyside must be in doubt especially with the two proposed museum schemes (Copse Road, Fleetwood and Thornton Gate) unlikely to go ahead. I personally hope that the tram has a bright future (no pun intended) as it was one of the most popular illuminated trams along with the Santa Fe western train. However I very much doubt that it will ever operate again but we shall see; only time will tell although being honest I think the cutters torch will be the only future that many of the stored trams will see during the next few years.
Photograph copyright: Ian 10B.
Camera: Canon EOS 550D.
Illuminated feature tram 732 “Tramnik One” also known as “The Rocket” Gynn Square, Blackpool N.S. 2012
The Illuminated feature tram 732 “Tramnik One” also known as “The Rocket” in use as an illuminations tableaux / advertising hoarding and looking very battered. Gynn Square roundabout, Blackpool N.S. Saturday 22 September 2012.
At one time this roundabout was very nice with well-kept flower beds and a large Daily Mail clock mounted in the centre of it. These days it is just a complete mess with Blackpool Council no longer having any pride in its appearance and upkeep. The Rocket has just been dumped on a piece of track which unfortunately is located in a bad position so the tram faces towards Dickson Road rather than either northbound or southbound illuminations traffic travelling along the Promenade. At first the tram was surrounded by tatty temporary metal fencing but even this has now been removed leaving the tram exposed to vandalism.
The future of the Rocket like many other Blackpool trams stored outside along the Fylde Coast and in Merseyside must be in doubt especially with the two proposed museum schemes (Copse Road, Fleetwood and Thornton Gate) unlikely to go ahead. I personally hope that the tram has a bright future (no pun intended) as it was one of the most popular illuminated trams along with the Santa Fe western train. However I very much doubt that it will ever operate again but we shall see; only time will tell although being honest I think the cutters torch will be the only future that many of the stored trams will see during the next few years.
Photograph copyright: Ian 10B.
Camera: Canon EOS 550D.