Technical Visit – Blackpool Light Rail
Schedule
Wed May 27 2026 at 01:00 pm to 04:30 pm
UTC+01:00Location
361 Squires Gate Ln | Blackpool, EN
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Technical Visit to Blackpool Light Rail Depot including tour of mtce facilities and Driver simulatorAbout this Event
Title: Technical Visit to Blackpool Light Rail
Agenda (Times are indicative)
13:00 - 13:15 / Arrival & Welcome (Depot)
Introduction by Blackpool Transport. Overview of tramway, operations, and fleet.
13:15 – 14:00 / Depot Tour (Depot)
Maintenance facilities, stabling, inspection routines. Discussion on reliability and constraints.
14:00 – 14:25 / Operations Discussion (Operations/Control Area)
Service regulation, incident handling, degraded mode, comparison with heavy rail.
14:25 – 14:45 / Tram Simulator Demonstration (Training / Simulator Area)
Driver training, scenario simulation, human factors.
14:45 – 15:05 / Technical Overview (Meeting Room)
Signalling philosophy, points actuation, ODAS overview.
15:05 – 15:50 / Heritage Fleet Discussions (Depot - Tram 66)
Heritage fleet, legacy vs modern systems.
15:05 – 15:30 / Trackside Observation / Ride-Out (Optional - Blackpool Tramway)
Observe street-running, junctions, interaction with traffic.
15:50 onwards / Close & Informal Networking
Q&A and informal discussion.
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Where is it happening?
361 Squires Gate Ln, 361 Squires Gate Lane, Blackpool, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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