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A Tale Of Two 53s
Reflecting on my recent visit down south to meet with the Brighton 53 Group and finally see their work in restoring the last example of a...

John Woodman
Jul 11, 2019


Bullet Cars to Norristown
Well before Blackpool's streamlined vee styled railcars were delivered in 1937 from the Brush Engineering Company, a suburban feeder line...

John Woodman
Jul 10, 2019


Schoolboy Nostalgia
A busy mid afternoon scene in the centre of Luzern with two passing trailer sets at one of the neat tram stop island platforms. Note...

John Woodman
Jul 9, 2019


Summer Weekend
The Fylde coast, and indeed most of the country, was blessed with exceptionally warm sunny weather this weekend. Barbecues were made...

John Woodman
Jul 7, 2019


Goodbye to Solo
Blackpool Transport was an original customer for the then newly created Leeds bus builder Optare way back in the 1980s ordering tranches...

John Woodman
Jul 6, 2019


Global Warming - Things We Can Do Now
The news today that the Mayor of Paris is banning ALL tour buses from operating within the capital, as well as placing a strict cap on...

John Woodman
Jul 4, 2019
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