Tag: Blackpool Transport

At Last. Trams reach Blackpool North station

Thursday 27th June 2024 It was back in December 2017 Secretary of State for Transport, Chris Grayling (remember him?), gave the formal go-ahead for the £23.4 million Blackpool Tramway extension from North Pier along Talbot Road to Blackpool North railway station, enabling construction of the 600 yards of track to begin in April 2018 with... Continue Reading →

B is for Blackpool Transport

Saturday 28th January 2023 Blackpool Transport's history can be traced back 138 years to the Town Council's introduction of trams in September 1885. However, my 2023 fortnightly A-to-Z wander through selected bus and train operators is meant to be a contemporary commentary rather than a history lesson, so let's fast forward and see what the... Continue Reading →

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