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    ‘Coronation’ tram preparations continue

    Jul 31, 2023 2 minutes

    Heritage Trams

    THE project to return Blackpool ‘Coronation’ car No. 304 to operational condition suffered a setback when one of the tram’s brake blocks was found to be cracked.

    Fylde Transport Trust (FTT) had no spares and, as the blocks on ‘Coronation’ trams differ from others in its fleet, was unable to swap them from another vehicle.

    In order to solve the problem, it sent one of No. 304’s brake

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