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Read John's blog below to find out his thoughts on all things Blackpool transport and anything else which catches his eye...
Twin Coach to Luzern
John Woodman By way of reversing the Leyland to Havana story in the previous blog an American bus export order to Switzerland of all...
John Woodman
Oct 20, 2021
Leyland to Havana
John Woodman Something of a transatlantic discord arose during the late 1950s when Leyland's marketing team (our man in Havana) secured a...
John Woodman
Oct 19, 2021
Sorry About The Trees
John Woodman The attention being given to green foliage and its benefits in urban environments has especial relevance to Blackpool town...
John Woodman
Oct 18, 2021
Number 300 Edges Towards Restored Completion
John Woodman Thanks to the perserverance of John Hinchcliffe at least one of Walter Luff's classic streamline buses is now in the final...
John Woodman
Oct 15, 2021
Blackpool's Changing - For the Better
John Woodman A Council decision this week confirmed the application by a private development consortium to invest in an anchor leisure...
John Woodman
Oct 13, 2021
Old Wine Matures Ever So Slowly
John Woodman Age doesn't weary Colin MacLeod it seems - he just keeps chuckling while making sure local hostelrys stay solvent. Having...
John Woodman
Oct 12, 2021
PS More Furness Era Trams
John Woodman Two early trams were made over to Furness red and white fleet colours in 1960. The stored Dreadnought car (59) saved at...
John Woodman
Oct 8, 2021
Blackpool's Furness Era Trams
John Woodman Whilst many yearn after the once familiar green and cream fleet colours on Blackpool's municipal buses and trams - evident...
John Woodman
Oct 8, 2021
Heritage Trams - San Francisco Style
John Woodman A packed Milan Peter Witt Car on the Fisherman's Wharf service. Faithfully repainted in the final all over orange livery of...
John Woodman
Oct 6, 2021
Dr Oetker's Puddings
John Woodman Following on my days at Blackpool Grammar School (both the old one and the newly built edifice at Highfurlong) I opted to...
John Woodman
Oct 5, 2021
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