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By Tram To Stanley Park
While Blackpool's Council considered and then rejected proposals in the design for the new ''Stanley Park' in 1925 for an extension off...
John Woodman
Aug 13, 2020
Swallow Sidecar- Born in Blackpool
Who could have thought that the origins of the Jaguar Motors brand were founded in Cocker Street, Blackpool as Swallow Sidecar ? The...
John Woodman
Aug 12, 2020
Change To Blackpool Transport's Heritage Tram Service - and much more
The multiple changes inflicted on businesses and the community by the continuing Pandemic reached Blackpool Transport's heritage tram...
John Woodman
Aug 8, 2020
Freeport Lisbon - Icecream Tram
Today's Times newspaper in its Business Section (Page 16) contains a dramatic photo of an old Lisbon tramcar in the brilliant yellow and...
John Woodman
Aug 7, 2020
Blackpool Town Deal* - Correction 8 August
Birmingham City Centre Underpass : Temporary before ground level reconstruction for a new tramway begins. Our local news media today...
John Woodman
Aug 6, 2020
West Yorkshire's Influence
Lingering connections in Blackpool's transport history led to the West Riding of Yorkshire on several occasions. An early link arose...
John Woodman
Aug 3, 2020
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