page_title: Blackpool Heritage Trams
section_title: Marton Box cars
hierarchical_section_title: Blackpool Heritage Trams / History by type / Marton Box cars
caption_attribution_description: English: Beamish Museum, County Durham, England. This is the view west down the main street in Town, from its east end where the tramway curves to follow the street south. There is a combined tram/bus stop on the curve (waiting room on the right) - Tram No. 31 is seen here loading, during an east/south bound journey.
context_page_description: Blackpool Heritage Trams are a mixed fleet of restored vehicles that run on the Blackpool Tramway, which runs from Blackpool to Fleetwood on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, England. The line dates back to 1885 and is one of the oldest electric tramways in the world. It is operated by Blackpool Transport and is the last surviving first-generation tramway in the United Kingdom. Excluding museums, it is one of only a few tramways in the world to still use double-deck trams.
  Most services on the line are now operated by a fleet of modern Bombardier Flexity 2 trams, but a Heritage Tram service using the traditional trams operates on Bank Holidays, select weekdays and weekends from January to December, as well as during the Blackpool Illuminations.
  The Heritage fleet is a large fleet of vehicles that were mainly retained from previous generations of the town's tramway operations, as well as some from other locations. They are now operated by Blackpool Heritage Tram Tours between Pleasure Beach and North Pier as standard and can be caught at the 'Heritage Tram Tours' stops, identifiable by a green circular sign.
context_section_description: The Marton Box cars were 15 open-top trams built in 1901 by the Midland Railway Carriage and Wagon Company. They were numbered 27–41. They first appeared in a green, teak and white livery. They were later rebuilt with enclosed upper decks. Marton Box car No. 31 has been on a long-term loan at the Beamish Museum since 1984.
caption: Marton Box car No. 31
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