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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...
Trams to the 'Vic' : A new East West Line for the 21st Century.
John Woodman A scheduled appointment this week at Victoria Hospital's extensive campus was sufficient to raise the question of when this...
John Woodman
Sep 20, 2021
1961 - Farewell Lytham Road Trams
John Woodman Sixty years have passed since trams last ran all the way to Squires Gate along Lytham Road. The worn out track and...
John Woodman
Sep 13, 2021
Cordoba to Buenos Aires From Preston New Road via Squires Gate
John Woodman In the aftermath of the Second World War Britain's exchequer was in dire straits with the country having had to fund the...
John Woodman
Sep 12, 2021
9/11
John Woodman I left New York for the UK with my family in 1995 and fortunately missed the tragic events of September 11. At a meeting...
John Woodman
Sep 9, 2021
Blackpool Town Centre - Heyday
John Woodman With all of the varied schemes, projects, investments and redevelopments, the town centre struggles to gain any semblance of...
John Woodman
Sep 8, 2021
Blackpool's Proposed Immigrant Hostel - An Update
John Woodman While work continues on completing the street running tramway to North Station from North Pier and the Promenade - a further...
John Woodman
Sep 8, 2021
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