Modified Balloon tram 720 showing the widened doors.
Manufacturer
English Electric
Assembly
Preston, Lancashire
Constructed
1934–1935
Entered service
1934–present
Refurbished
2009–2012
Number built
27
Capacity
78–94 seated
Specifications
Car length
12,878 mm (42 ft 3 in)
Width
2,286 mm (7 ft 6 in)
Floor height
820 mm (32.28 in)
Wheel diameter
686 mm (27.01 in)
Wheelbase
4 ft 9 in (1.45 m)
Maximum speed
43.5 mph (70 km/h)
Traction system
EE Z6
Traction motors
4 × EE 305/1E 57 hp (43 kW)
Power output
228 hp (170 kW)
Electric system(s)
600 V DC (nominal) from overhead catenary
Current collector(s)
Pantograph or trolley pole
UIC classification
Bo′Bo′
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
The English Electric Balloon is a type of double-decker tram that is operated on the Blackpool Tramway. Initially brought into service in 1934, the Balloon formed the backbone of the Blackpool tram fleet until the tramway's conversion to a modern light rail network in 2012. Following the network's re-opening, nine Balloons were converted to meet the disability regulations to serve as a supplement to the modern Flexity 2 vehicles. Some of the Balloons have been retained for use within the heritage fleet.
^"Blackpool and Fleetwood Tramway Fleet List". British Trams Online. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2008.
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