Hong Kong Tramways (HKT) celebrates its 120th anniversary. A series of activities, including guided tours and exhibitions, were held at the end of last year. The exhibition period will end on 24 May (Extends to August). It was also previously mentioned that the MTR HK held a long-term exhibition at Hunghom Station, but whether it is good or not is subjective.

Established earlier than HKT, Blackpool Tramways, now under the jurisdiction of Blackpool City Council, has been serving Blackpool since 1885. After enduring World Wars, railway reforms, and the retirement of trams, today it operates entirely with Bombardier low-floor trams. However, it still retains dozens of heritage trams and a depot built in 1935. Blackpool Transport not only deploys heritage trams daily for tour services but also organizes a tour "Tramtown" every week, which includes the workshop areas! Compared to visiting museums or exhibition items, tourists can get up close with these living fossils. This is not unique to the UK, but in the UK, a safety officer is happily assigned to share ghost stories of the depot with everyone.

Blackpool also has a tradition of Christmas Illumination Tours. Many of the heritage trams used for this annual event. Although the Council is not wealthy and maintaining all the old equipment is costly, the fees for these activities are affordable. Maintain vitality by using existing resources to attract tourists from all over the world, unlike just setting up occasional markets to sell $40 pineapple buns!

【外國月光特別圓　電車廠遊學團】

香港電車慶祝120週年，早喺上年年尾舉辦一系列活動，包括導賞同展覽等，展覽期亦將於24/5完結（延長至8月)；早前亦都提過港鐵喺紅磡站搞長期展覽，好定唔好就見仁見智。

更早成立嘅黑池電車，現隸屬黑池市議會，早喺1885年已經服務英國西北嘅黑池市區。經歷過一二戰、鐵路改革、退電讓路等，今日雖然已經全線使用龐巴迪低地台車隊，但仍然保留數十部古典電車，與及一座1935年興建嘅車廠。黑池交通唔單只每日派出古典電車行駛古典遊服務，更每個禮拜舉辦一粒鐘車廠遊學團畀遊客參觀車廠，甚至係工場部份！比起參觀博物館或者展覽展品，遊客公眾可以近距離接觸活化石，呢樣唔係英國獨有，但係英國就好放心咁派個安全主任嚟同大家講車廠鬼故。

黑池更有個聖誕夜光電車遊嘅傳統，車廠嘅古典電車為數唔少都係做呢個年度盛會。雖然市議會都唔係有錢，樣樣七老八十嘅設備維修成本高昂，但呢啲活動嘅收費可謂大眾化，用現有嘅資源去吸引四方客，先至做到長期日夜都繽紛，而唔係間唔時整個墟走去賣$40個菠蘿包就可以做到嘅！

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