'Abandon Ship!' (formerly 'Hello, Sailor!') - 26th November 2023

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Our 'Hello Sailor!' tram tour 'ECS' arrives at Blackpool North Pier Loop.<br>[&copy; Paul Clifford 2023]	Our 'Hello Sailor!' tram tour boarding at Blackpool North Pier Loop.<br>[&copy; Kev Adlam 2023]	Blackpool Flexity 'A' Fleet Tram No004 approaching the North Pier stop on the Southbound line<br>[&copy; Paul Clifford 2023]	Admiral Adlam (rear view in orange left) has given the order to Abandon Ship! Our newest Committee member and long time steward, Captain Peacock (in orange, centre of photo), is supervising the evacuation.<br>[&copy; Mark Fishlock 2023]	Takings at the takeaway were well up on a normal Sunday morning as our members wait for a replacement tram.<br>[&copy; Charley Monroe 2023]	Looking north towards Fleetwood from Bispham, our 'Abandoned Ship' is left; service trams bypassed it via the rare middle road.<br>[&copy; John Cameron 2023]	Looking north again, a southbound tram to Starr Gate passes. Our tour did cover all the track permutations here in the end <br>[© Paul Clifford 2023]
A random participant off our tour did Bispham centre line on a service tram.<br>[&copy; Charley Monroe 2023]	'Balloon' 700 approaches Bispham (but didn't stop at its Heritage stop!) from Starr Gate Depot to, very successfully, continue our tour.<br>[&copy; Charley Monroe 2023]	With the extra space most participants then had a window seat and a better view - this was taken during a break.<br>[&copy; Charley Monroe 2023]	Another star performance. Where our tour reached on Road 7 at Starr Gate Depot, stabled trams stand back from the end of line so that staff can walk past!<br>[© Kev Adlam 2023]	A personal needs break on our renamed 'Abandon Ship' tour at Starr Gate, far right, centre is the end of the tram depot building.<br>[&copy; Kev Adlam 2023]	Starr Gate Depot looking south, Road 1 (far right) to 3 are the Maintenance Workshop; 'F736' had sailed back under her own steam.<br>[&copy; Paul Clifford 2023]	Heritage Balloon Trams No700 & No717 'Walter Luff' on Fleetwood Ferry outer loop during our lunch break and gap in heritage services.<br>[&copy; Paul Clifford 2023]
The third (bonus) tram of the day was an illuminating experience from Starr Gate Depot Road 3 to Manchester Square.<br>[&copy; Mark Fishlock 2023]