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


Fast Changing Times for Electric Vehicles
Blackpool's strategy to replace its existing bus fleet with all electric models with the potential for expansion of its light rail / tram...

John Woodman
Jul 7, 2020


Dublin - Pre Virus
Connolley Station tram terminus, Dublin with scissors crossover before the deadend of the tramway. Escalator access from Connelly...

John Woodman
Jul 5, 2020


Political Correctness - going haywire
The announcement by Berlin's transport operator, BVG, that it is renaming a U Bahn station in the city to reflect prevailing awareness of...

John Woodman
Jul 4, 2020


Sunday July 19th Tram Restart
Blackpool's trams will reappear in service from Sunday July 19th with service frequency up to twenty minutes and last trams running at...

John Woodman
Jul 1, 2020


Absent Friends
The stringent restrictions on venues, events and travel mean that once familiar displays and exhibitions of transport themes are missing...

John Woodman
Jun 25, 2020


Built in Britain
Blackpool's electric tramway managed to get by for a hundred years without reliance on foreign tram builders and suppliers. In fact all...

John Woodman
Jun 23, 2020
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