Heaton Park Tramway - The Tramcars

The Tramcars

The operating fleet includes the following:

• Manchester Tram number 765: a 1914 Manchester 'California' type tram
• Stockport Tram 5: an open top double deck tram dating from 1901 (arrived 25 August 2011)
• Heaton Park 7: fictitious livery, formerly Replica Vanguard 619 (Out of service and boarded up due to no room inside depot building).
• Blackpool 623 (286): A 1937 Brush car (In service as of the 22nd January)

A number of cars in store include:

• Blackpool 752: A 1920s Blackpool works car which left the tramway on 26 August 2011 and was put into open air storage at the East Lancashire Railway
• Manchester 173: A 1901 double deck Manchester tram (Currently under restoration at Manchester Museum of Transport)
• Rawtenstall 23: A 1912 Rawtenstall tram (In "kit" form awaiting restoration)
• Blackpool 680 (280): A 1935 Railcoach, rebuilt in 1961
• Blackpool 702 (239): A 1934 'Balloon'
• Blackpool 708 (248): A 1934 'Balloon'

Trams that have visited the line include:

• Blackpool & Fleetwood 40: A 1914 Fleetwood tram
• Blackpool 225: A 1934 Blackpool tram
• Oporto 196: A 1935 Oporto tram, on loan from Beamish
• Marton Box 31: A 1901 Blackpool Open Top Double Decker From Beamish (The First Decker to run at the park since 1925
• Blackpool 706: A 1934 Balloon, on loan for 4 days

Trams on loan

• Manchester Carriage and Tramways Company L53: The only Eades Reversible Horse Tram left is on loan to Bury Transport Museum
• Leeds 6: Formerly Hull 96, now on loan to Beamish