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641 - 648 / 701 - 708 Eight New Trams For Blackpool and Copenhagen
John Woodman Eight new trams in a class by their own concluded the chapters of tramcar development in Copenhagen and Blackpool. ...
John Woodman
Aug 10, 2023
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Looking Back On Lytham Road Tram Service
John Woodman The almost straight stretch of street tram track from Manchester Square due south as far as Squires Gate Lane was once the...
John Woodman
Aug 6, 2023
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Pole Painting - A Vanished Art on Blackpool's Tramway (and more)
John Woodman There was a time, now long past, when the town's overhead tramway poles were religiously repainted with a fresh coating of...
John Woodman
Aug 3, 2023
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Global Warming Threatens Entire Fylde Coastline
John Woodman The very real threat of sea level rise from melting ice sheets and glaciers has brought sharply into focus impact on coastal...
John Woodman
Jul 31, 2023
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Look Back In Time - Clifton Street
John Woodman Over sixty years have passed since trams were a familar and frequent sight traversing a busy town centre Clifton Street on...
John Woodman
Jul 21, 2023
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Encounter At Rigby Road Depot
John Woodman By invitation of Paul Galley, I made reacquaintance with Rigby Road depot today during grey skies but thankfully no pigeons...
John Woodman
Jul 15, 2023
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