John WoodmanNov 2, 2022Holroyd Smith - British Entrepreneur Of the 1880sJohn Woodman Blackpool's place in the pantheon of electric tramway firsts was brought about by a combination of a Halifax inventor,...
John WoodmanOct 29, 2022Sixty Years Ago - 1962 The Last Marton TramsJohn Woodman October 1962 saw the replacement of Marton's all street tram service by a new 26 Bus route running from Talbot Square to...
John WoodmanOct 28, 2022Six Buses An HourJohn Woodman There was once an era of high frequency bus routes which saw a departure every ten minutes on many services. Present...
John WoodmanOct 13, 2022Stop In The Name Of The LawJohn Woodman Tram service in Fleetwood was halted today due to a police incident on the curve into Lord Street. A police van from the...
John WoodmanOct 3, 2022Carping CriticsJohn Woodman The inevitability of online media being used as platforms for vitriolic messaging by a small minority who tend to hide...
John WoodmanOct 3, 2022The Glory Of Marton's Trams 1901 - 1962John Woodman The sight of two Marton 'Vambacs' passing each other on Clifton Street just before the very tight curve on to Abingdon...