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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...


Maidstone Trams and Trolleybuses
John Woodman An excellent recount of the small municipal transport system in Maidstone is recommended to lovers of heritage books...

John Woodman
May 31, 2022
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Electric Power With Blackpool Transport
John Woodman Nothing new here. The Tramways and Electricity Department generated their own power as part of the municipally owned power...

John Woodman
May 30, 2022
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Blackpool Buses
John Woodman Those readers awaiting eventual emergence of the long promised book on Blackpool's buses will have to wait a while longer...

John Woodman
May 26, 2022
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Wot ! No Trams !
John Woodman The abrupt 'lockdown' applied to the National Tram Museum by the government's Office of Road Rail has no doubt startled many...

John Woodman
May 25, 2022
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More on the Great Blackpool Transport Exhibition 2024?
John Woodman Blackpool Council and its wholly owned transport operating company has the chance to create a world class display of...

John Woodman
May 24, 2022
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Blackpool Transport Museum & Exhibition
John Woodman As preparatory plans emerge to reconfigure the 1930s tram depot on Hopton Road it is becoming necessary to consider an...

John Woodman
May 23, 2022
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TramTown Today
John Woodman A driveby on Rigby Road today afforded the chance to see the latest features at TramTown entrance which Colin MacLeod (yes...

John Woodman
May 20, 2022
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The Great Days of Blackpool's Transport
John Woodman While today's followers (and users) of Blackpool's trams and buses may feel they are benefitting from one of the country's...

John Woodman
May 17, 2022
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Blackpool Buses -
John Woodman I was more than surprised to receive a large package today filled with photo prints of Blackpool buses (and trams) mailed in...

John Woodman
May 13, 2022
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Rotterdamsche Electrische Tramways (RET) 1949
John Woodman While Blackpool Corporation Transport were in the throes of improving the riding qualities of the 1939 built 'Sun Saloon'...

John Woodman
May 12, 2022
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