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Accusations decision to suspend Blackpool's heritage trams taken for financial reasons

Sources have told The Blackpool Lead the decision was taken for mainly financial reasons

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Michael Holmes
Dec 15, 2024
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A heritage tram operating in Blackpool

Transport bosses have been told they have some “serious questions” to answer about the reasons behind the shock decision to halt Blackpool’s heritage trams.

Opposition councillor Emma Ellison spoke out as the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), the government department responsible for the safety regulation of Britain’s r…

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