Case Study: Blackpool Council and Tram Services Lucy Zodion provide electrical solution for Blackpool trams Background The individual tram sops and tram sysem in Blackpool required an overall upgrade. As part of these changes the feeder pillars that provide power to each sop were to be replaced.Solution Each tram sop has either one or two feeder pillars that are responsible for providing the electricity to power the tram sop lighting, ticket machines and advertising lighting. Lucy Zodion worked in conjunction with the client and created a bespoke design solution for the tram sops, producing a total of 38 pillars. As part of the unique design each pillar has a voltage-limiting device. This is crucial as the tram sops work on an AC current but trams are powered by a DC current. The voltage

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