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Car #228 Blackpool

Key Stats
MUNI
#
Year
Built
Year Retired Original City Builder Paint Scheme
228 1934 1976? Blackpool England English Electric Blackpool
Comments

The famous Boat Car. It first crossed "The Pond" for Philadelphia's Bicentennial celebration in 1976. It was re-gauged for Philly. It was returned to Blackpool and sat. MUNI acquired the car in 1984. It was then restored to standard gauge and put back into service.

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sfo-vt10.jpg (19118 bytes)Blackpool tourist car #228 at the Fisherman's wharf Terminal built in 1934 (6/00). (9/10/17)
 

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