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Having lived in Blackpool and Fleetwood in the past, I can confirm that there are quite a few commuters, especially in the mornings with staff coming into Blackpool to serve the tourists their breakfast and clean the hotel rooms. They also go home later in the day.
I don't understand the people knocking the Manchester Metro system, it seems to work well and serves it's catchment areas very well with frequent services (every 12 minutes). If I remember correctly, the Bury and Altrincham train services were half hourly, no contest!
If the Blackpool tramway was brought into the 21st century, it would be a great improvement. As previous contributors have pointed out, safety requirements have changed. Remember that the Balloon trams built in 1935 were built on wooden frames, 75 years later they are having ageing problems and the craftsmen to maintain them are in very short supply.
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