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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...
When It Rains It Pours
John Woodman On the one hand there is much to applaud in Blackpool's strivings to improve its condition with ongoing investment around...
John Woodman
Sep 29, 2021
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Preston to Moscow - 1935
John Woodman Among the more exotic bus contracts during the 1930s was the supply of a sample double deck and single deck trolleybus to...
John Woodman
Sep 28, 2021
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More Tram Town Unveiled - 3
John Woodman By way of top and tailing the extraordinary event held at Rigby Road last Saturday morning a final potpourri of images taken...
John Woodman
Sep 26, 2021
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'Tram Town' Unveiled September 25, 2021
John Woodman The introduction tour arranged for invited guests by BTS and its Heritage Team on Saturday was a formal unveiling of the new...
John Woodman
Sep 26, 2021
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Psst Drivers Anyone ?
John Woodman The sudden rush to the pumps caught most of us by surprise as the weekend loomed. Perhaps it was being told by a Government...
John Woodman
Sep 25, 2021
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Learning From Wolverhampton & West Midlands
John Woodman Announcements made this week by the West Midlands Combined Authority on proposals for extensions to the light rail network...
John Woodman
Sep 24, 2021
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PCC Car Ride For Scottish Elected Councillors
John Woodman Perhaps one of the more interesting tasks I was asked to manage during my years as Marketing Director for the Scottish...
John Woodman
Sep 22, 2021
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Trams to Dalkey
John Woodman Once upon a time Dublin's exemplary tramway system included a lengthy line running to the exclusive suburb of Dalkey from...
John Woodman
Sep 21, 2021
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Trams to the 'Vic' : A new East West Line for the 21st Century.
John Woodman A scheduled appointment this week at Victoria Hospital's extensive campus was sufficient to raise the question of when this...
John Woodman
Sep 20, 2021
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1961 - Farewell Lytham Road Trams
John Woodman Sixty years have passed since trams last ran all the way to Squires Gate along Lytham Road. The worn out track and...
John Woodman
Sep 13, 2021
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