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Electric Buses - Built in Blackpool
Whilst Blackpool's Transport Department evaded (or avoided) the operation of trolleybuses it was in fact seriously considered during the...

John Woodman
Jul 31, 2020


Green Rail Expels Diesel Power
Not only is a new chapter being written in Britain's engagement with rail travel with reversal of Beeching era closures - but also the...

John Woodman
Jul 30, 2020
All Change
Government policies remain immune to the stresses of a pandemic inasmuch as future planning and adjustment to the status quo requires...

John Woodman
Jul 29, 2020


Elegant Travel Around Marton
There was a time when Whitegate Drive presented a continuous avenue of mature trees through which sleek quiet running trams accelerated...

John Woodman
Jul 27, 2020


Lancashire - Changes Forecast
Northwest Connectivity in an earlier age : Fast voyage from Fleetwood to Barrow (with a full load it seems). There is a plentiful...

John Woodman
Jul 23, 2020


July 19 2020 Trams Return (in Blackpool)
A bright sunny day saw the tramway reopen last Sunday with familiar sights and sounds of Blackpool's Bombardier built trams running...

John Woodman
Jul 20, 2020
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