Blackpool's Coronation Street tram under threat as group launches bid to save television history
Blackpool’s Tramtown Museum is bidding to save a piece of television history – by offering a new home to the tram which knocked down and killed Coronation Street villain Alan Bradley.
The 1989 episode when Bradley chased his wife Rita Fairclough into the path of the tram on Blackpool Promenade was watched by 27 million people. Now that same tram faces a battle for its own fate with just 30 days to save it from eviction and relocate it to Tramtown, where it would become a static exhibit.Chair of Blackpool Transport and lead volunteer coordinator at Tramtown Coun Paul Galley said: “This is a unique opportunity to save a bit of Blackpool’s history.
Head of Heritage at Blackpool Transport Bryan Lindop said: “Tramtown continues to be a huge success with over 2,000 visitors so far this year and this tram will attract even more visitors to discover the various trams we have at Tramtown. “We know that not only can we save this unique tram, but tram 710 can work for Blackpool in a different way over the years, to become an attraction in its own right.”
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