Blog - Blackpool trams, transport & more

Read John's blog below to find out his thoughts on all things Blackpool transport and anything else which catches his eye...

RAF Squires Gate - Hangar 42

There is a small corner of the Squires Gate Airport complex assigned to recapturing an important segment of the Fylde coast's history -...

John Woodman

Aug 24, 2020

Constantinople and its Ottoman overlordship Istanbul has been a leading destination for tourists for centuries. The current...

John Woodman

Aug 18, 2020

One of the lighter moments during the war years involvied Blackpool's Corporation Transport Department and the Royal Air Force. In 1942...

John Woodman

Aug 17, 2020

But not in Blackpool. In 1931 Leeds City Transport was seeking a Manager to replace Robert Horsfield (who had given his name to the...

John Woodman

Aug 16, 2020

Commemorative ceremonies and services of remembrance are taking place all over the UK as well as many other nations who made a blood...

John Woodman

Aug 15, 2020

While Freeport Fleetwood (now rebranded as 'Affinity') has expressed interest in the display of one (or more) of the FHLT's trams stored...

John Woodman

Aug 14, 2020