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The Way We Were - 2
A sequence of passing scenes starting with the wartime bus shelter at what was originally Layton Windmill / Hoo Hill stop. A Line 11...
John Woodman
Mar 30, 2020
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The Way We Were
In the absence of Blackpool's trams we are publishing intermittently images of the town's familiar transport now absent 'for the...
John Woodman
Mar 28, 2020
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Question Mark Over 2020 Season
Going Where No Tram Has Gone Before. A new dimension needed for Blackpool's illuminated tram displays. This is how Rigby Road...
John Woodman
Mar 27, 2020
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Tram Service Halted
Events outpace news stories on this Blog. A blog had been prepared for today concerning the reduction in frequency of the tram service...
John Woodman
Mar 25, 2020
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Rigby Road Publishing * - CVD 19
We are pleased to confirm that orders for our titles are being honoured during the present emergency. Nearly all titles remain in stock...
John Woodman
Mar 24, 2020
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All Change
The quite dramatic changes to our lifestyle mandated in recent days by the threatening rise of a global pandemic have no precedent unless...
John Woodman
Mar 19, 2020
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National Emergency
The dominant news this month is the invasive virus now affecting all our lives. No country or location is immune to the dangers of this...
John Woodman
Mar 15, 2020
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Curzon Street For HS2
As Blackpool grapples with the slow drawn out process of redeveloping the original site of the Talbot Road Railway Station later known as...
John Woodman
Mar 11, 2020
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The Auckland Project - Lessons for Fleetwood and the Fylde
No not the New Zealand dock area regeneration scheme complete with vintage tramway - but the one in the north east in County Durham. A...
John Woodman
Mar 7, 2020
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*Blackpool Bus Centenary Book Delayed*
Whilst much has been written about the trams by expert local authors the bus side of Blackpool's transport network have received only...
John Woodman
Mar 4, 2020
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