Owners: Lancastrian Transport Trust. Type: Enclosed centre entrance bogie single decker. Body: Brush Trucks: EMB Controllers: English Electric Motors: English Electric (2x57hp) Built: 1937 632 has, until recently, always been a fairly normal and average member of the Blackpool tram fleet. Originally numbered 295, it was one of 20 modern single-deck trams built by Brush of Loughborough in 1937 to a similar design to the English Electric Railcoaches built a few years earlier, and eceived various modifications over the years like many of the class – including the replacement of the original sliding roof, panelling over the curved roof glass and fitting single destination boxes at each end in place of the original twin screens. 632 however remained largely original until it came due for overhaul in 1973, but this was delayed after the car had entered the works due to the construction of the OMO cars that was taking place at the same time. It was therefore not until 1976 when the tram returned to service, doing so in the half green, half cream livery of the era that it once again carries today. First time round this livery was worn until 1983 when the car received an all-over advert for Wilson’s Brewery, ahead of its 150th anniversary the following year. Since then, 632 has received a number of all-over advert liveries following on from each other, with the exception of a short spell in fleet livery during 1993/4. The final advert livery of the car was the application of a blue coloured advert for the Blackpool SEALIFE Centre in 2003. This advert was to be short lived, however, as 2003 proved to be the last year of mass usage for the Brush cars on the tramway. By 2004 632′s advert had been transferred to Balloon 709 – which still carries a SEALIFE advert to this day – and the car was placed into storage – or mothballed – as part of the mass fleet cull that took place that year. The tram’s working life had seemingly come to an end, lying dormant and not being one of the lucky two mothballed Brush cars that were re-instated to service. However, the tram’s luck did come up five years later, when it was purchased by the LTT in October 2009 and becoming the fourth Brush car to enter preservation. From that point on an exciting plan was hatched by the car’s new owners for it to make a comeback to service, and it was announced in March 2010 that the car was to enter the paintshop at Rigby Road and receive a version of the 1970s fleet livery that it wore after it’s overhaul, as previously mentioned. The tram also received 1970s-style roof-advert boxes – last seen on the tramway on Brush 623 back in 1995 – featuring adverts for TRAMS Magazine and the Blackpool Tram Shop at North Pier, who have sponsored the work that has taken place on the car. The tram was launched back into service during a special tram tour held over the totallyTransport weekend in June, and has seen occasional use on specials since then. It is expected to see use throughout 2010 and 2011, and already has a claim to fame as being the last ever non-transponder fitted car to operate north of Bispham, reaching Cleveleys days before the new crossing came into place. Ironically, however, 632 has actually had transponders fitted to it – complete with a ‘mini-invertor’ to power them – meaning that it can operate to Cleveleys – or beyond – once more.