Pleasure Beach Express
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| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Blackpool |
| Locale | Lancashire, Northern England |
| Dates of operation | 1933– |
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| Track gauge | 21 in (533 mm) |
Pleasure Beach Express is a 533 mm (21 in) narrow-gauge railway, built in 1933 as a tourist attraction at Pleasure Beach Resort (better known as Blackpool Pleasure Beach) in Blackpool, England.
The main station was built in 1933, but was destroyed by fire in 1934. Redesigned by architect Joseph Emberton and rebuilt in 1935, it was replaced in 1970 by the present-day Victorian-style building.[1]
Operation
The line has two stations, Pleasure Beach Express station and Star Halt. The latter is now a request stop.
The train now runs in the opposite direction it did originally. The animal statues and figures are all facing the wrong way, and there are various signs in the tunnel mouths indicating the direction the train used to travel. Sometimes the railway runs backwards to give passengers a different view of the line.