John Woodman
Brush Car 290 - All's Well That Ends Well
John Woodman Under dull clouds a smart haulage rig from Reid Freight contracted by the EATMS found its way to Rigby Road this morning -...
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John Woodman
Jul 28, 2022
Waiting For Godot - on Blundell Street
John Woodman Two lonely men seen posed on the remains of what was once a vibrant tramway link connecting Blundell Street Depot with Rigby...
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John Woodman
Jul 27, 2022
Historic Blackpool ? Historic Rigby Road Transport Depot
John Woodman News today of the multiplicity of grants being awarded to diverse communities in England include a grant towards recognition...
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John Woodman
Jul 26, 2022
Single Deck Trams - Pantograph Clone
John Woodman While English Electric managed to design an impressive successor to the late Victorian era trams which inaugurated the...
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John Woodman
Jul 24, 2022
Blackpool Trams and a Coach
John Woodman Photo : John Woodman Illuminations traffic clogs Waterloo Road westbound in this scene from Waterloo Railway Bridge as the...
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John Woodman
Jul 22, 2022
Single Deck Trams - PS Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Electric Tramway
John Woodman Referring back to my recent Blog on the subject of UK single deck tram operation, and more particularly my reference to the...
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John Woodman
Jul 22, 2022
290 At The Starting Gate
John Woodman Brush car 290 destined for a new life at the Carlton Colville museum has been moved to the front of the line in Rigby Road...
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John Woodman
Jul 21, 2022
Single Deck Rules
John Woodman From the 1950s on double deck tram operation has been viewed as a mainly summer season feature. Blackpool's tram fleet was...
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John Woodman
Jul 18, 2022
The Fylde Coast's Breezy Tramrides
John Woodman The temperatures now being recorded are grabbing headlines, not just in Britain but across most of Europe. Blackpool and...
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John Woodman
Jul 15, 2022
Farewell 290
John Woodman Preparations are underway to remove Brush car 290 from Rigby Road Depot to a new home in the East Anglia Transport Museum...
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