Blackpool Airshow Tram Service & Promenade Barriers

Flexity 004 passing the northern tramway barrier, shortly before through operation was curtailed

The 2025 Blackpool Airshow took place over the weekend of 9th & 10th August. Previous years have seen a split tram service in operation, with trams on the northern section operating between Fleetwood Ferry and North Pier, and the southern section seeing trams turning back using the Foxhall crossover with the service running between Manchester Square and Starr Gate. This year the split service lasted from 1200 until around 1830, with the southern section operating the same as last year, with trams turning using the Foxhall crossover. Unlike last year when trams did not use the Talbot Road line, this year just saw a regular Fleetwood Ferry to North Station tram service. During the 2024 Airshow Blackpool Transport chose to terminate the tram service at North Pier, and not use the already opened North Station extension. This year saw heavy duty crash barriers installed on the central area of the Promenade, to protect the public from any potential terrorist attack, with road and tramway barriers near Victoria Street and Chapel Street, and road barriers on New Bonny Street. Note that all the photos used here were taken on day two of the airshow on Sunday 10th August.

The tramway barrier at Victoria St closed, with 001 marooned in a fenced off area on the North Pier siding

Flexity 013 passing a replica Red Arrow Hawk aircraft on the Tower headland

The heavy duty crash barrier at Victoria Street, with police and marshals in attendance

The heavy duty tramway crash barrier near Central Pier

The Promenade road crash barrier near Central Pier

The road and pavement crash barriers close to Central Pier

The Promenade traffic diversion sign just south of Chapel Street and Central Pier

Flexity 013 at the northern end of the southern split service, near Central Pier

Flexity 004 about to return south using the Foxhall crossover

Flexity 018 at the northern end of the southern split service, near Central Pier

Flexity 004 returning south, passing people walking the wrong side of the tramway barriers

Flexity 006 using the Foxhall crossover to return back south again

Tactical Firearms police enjoying the airshow on Sunday afternoon

The RAF Avro Lancaster bomber finishing its display routine with a flypast of the Tower