Blog - Blackpool trams, transport & more

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Feb 20

Rebuilding Blackpool's Economy - Another Step Forward

John Woodman Amid continuing daily coverage of the pandemic with engrossed talking heads pontificating on data and trends impacting the...

Feb 19

Blackpool North Station - By Tram Again

John Woodman In 1898 the Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramroad Company commenced its new direct electric tram service between the centre of...

Feb 18

Buying British - post 2020

John Woodman A noticeable feature in post Brexit Britain is the proliferation of the nation's flag on product packaging. While we...

Feb 17

Never A Dull Moment - On The Tramway

John Woodman Supposedly a quiet uneventful midweek caught work crews busy on the tramroad between Anchorsholme and Norbreck today. The...

Feb 15

Missing : Blackpool's Museum of Transport - From the 1880s to the 2020s

John Woodman Blackpool was the first English town to demonstrate faith in the future role of electric power when it commissioned a...

Feb 11

Electric Buses - in the 1940s and beyond

John Woodman The push to 'go electric' by Blackpool's publicly owned transport operator - Blackpool Transport Services Ltd. has...

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