TRAM 710
 TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |  TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |
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 TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |  TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |
 TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |  TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |
 TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |  TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |
 TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |  TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |
 TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |  TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |
 TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |  TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |
 TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |  TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |
 TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |  TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |
 TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |  TRAM 710 EMBARKING ON A NEW LIFEIn 2011 Balloon Car was the star of Fleetwood's Tram Sunday event. The sequence shows its display at Rigby Road before departure. |
THE PLANS FOR TRAM 710
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As the only ‘Balloon’ car retaining the short lived ‘Metro Coastline’ livery the Trust intends for 710 to retain this style when it is repainted for display
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One end of the tram however is likely to be returned to the fleet livery used during the Coronation Street episode in which 710 played a prominent role.
THE HISTORY OF TRAM 710
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Number 710 was built in 1934, an open top streamline double deck car then 247 in Blackpool’s original tram fleet
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During the Second World War, this and the other twelve examples of the type, it was fully enclosed for extra all year capacity.
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It remained in regular service following successive overhauls which included the installation of single indicator boxes at each end.
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710 ‘starred’ in the famous Coronation Street episode involving the demise of Alan Bradley - the tram involved in the ‘fatal accident’ during a chase sequence
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In 2004 the tram was repainted in an experimental ‘Metro Coastlines’ colour scheme of purple and yellow. This became the subject of a model produced by Corgi.
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Subsequently withdrawn in 2006 retaining its new colour scheme it was purchased by Frank Heald, of VoiteQ Ltd, for future display in Fleetwood
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710 was brought to Fleetwood as a special display on ‘Tram Sunday. Since been stored by the Trust at Wyre Dock.