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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...
John Woodman
Mar 31, 2022
Great Tram Museums
John Woodman Blackpool has the chance to bring about an exceptional year round transport museum within the 1930s built depot on Hopton...
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John Woodman
Mar 29, 2022
In Memoriam - HRH Prince Philip
John Woodman London - Hyde Park - Cavalry Parade Greeting Family Members of the Regiments on Parade Photo : John Woodman 17/21L
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John Woodman
Mar 23, 2022
Buy British - Best Policy
John Woodman The latest debacle affecting a UK tram operator is the withdrawal of services by the West Midlands system of their...
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John Woodman
Mar 20, 2022
Glory to Ukraine And Its People
At least one Blackpool tram in the colours of Ukraine is on public view in Blackpool. On the corner of Topping Street within a few...
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John Woodman
Mar 18, 2022
Blackpool Town Centre Begins To Tilt
John Woodman For at least two decades the commercial centre of Blackpool has been south of the Winter Gardens and within the tightened...
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John Woodman
Mar 17, 2022
Now For Something Completely Different
John Woodman St Patricks Day brought a particularly nice surprise to Rigby Road in brilliant sunshine - with the arrival of a restored...
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John Woodman
Mar 16, 2022
Talbot Gateway - Another Perspective
John Woodman Arrival of delegates and Party leaders for the Conservative Spring Conference being held in the new Blackpool Conference...
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John Woodman
Mar 14, 2022
Blackpool's Loss - Ted Lightbown RIP
John Woodman The death earlier this month of Ted Lightbown sees a great historian of Blackpool being taken from the town's cadre of local...
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John Woodman
Mar 13, 2022
Blackpool's Blue And Yellow Trams - Once Upon a Time
John Woodman News reports from Kyiv show people sheltering in that city's subway stations on platforms and making temporary homes (some...
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John Woodman
Mar 9, 2022
Heading Eastward in Europe
John Woodman Debrecen, Hungary. Contrasting era on the main street of the city with a 'Bengali' of the communist era and a later Ganz...
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