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Squires Gate 1 North Shields 0
john Woodman Blackpool's civil airport and adjoining land has had mixed fortunes for over a century. For a start Britain's embryonic...

John Woodman
Sep 5, 2021


King Edward Garage
John Woodman During the 1920s the King Edward Public House on the corner of Chapel Street and Central Drive was also a Garage and...

John Woodman
Sep 1, 2021


Inching Ahead - to Blackpool North and more
John Woodman Having sampled the interchange between lower ground level trams and upper level railway termini at Dublin Connelly I very...

John Woodman
Aug 25, 2021


Squires Gate Airport - Park & Ride
John Woodman A sign of things to come or signs of the times. The public entrance to Squires Gate Airport off Squires Gate Lane is now...

John Woodman
Aug 20, 2021


FHLT Trams Galore - 3
John Woodman I am reminded by Mike Morton of inexactitudes in my recent Blog dealing with the Jubilee cars. Prototype Jubilee model of...

John Woodman
Aug 18, 2021


Talking of Fenders
John Woodman One of the several differences between English Electric products and the Brush Company's twenty strong delivery of railcars...

John Woodman
Aug 17, 2021
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