The Blackpool Streamlined Trams

"What a variety are pictured here! Double deck 'balloon' cars, single deckers including open topped cars and various illuminated cars, a specialty of the town." —York Model Engineers newsletter
In the early 1930s the tramcar in Blackpool was at a crossroads; the system needed investment in both new track and new trams while there was a serious threat that the "town" routes might be converted to bus operation.
The appointment of Walter Luff as the new general manager was, however, to prove ...