tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post3327351171007477529..comments2023-10-19T17:57:57.980+01:00Comments on Blackpool Tram Blog: Tram and Bus shelters smashed in 90mph windsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-3764253143457215682014-02-15T11:24:57.802+00:002014-02-15T11:24:57.802+00:00The end support pillars of the shelter on the land...The end support pillars of the shelter on the landward side were also only about two feet apart, making it inherently unstable, unlike the shelter on the seaward side where the end panels are the full width of the shelter. The reason for this is probably because the platform width is narrower on the landward side, due to the restrictive space between the tram tracks and the roadway.Alan Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978212147118040463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-75709904359517635552014-02-14T23:06:19.375+00:002014-02-14T23:06:19.375+00:00Interesting that the shelter on the sea-side of th...Interesting that the shelter on the sea-side of the tracks does not appear to be damaged. Seems to me that the gales had an umbrella effect on the damaged shelter as it was cantilevered out facing the sea and therefore caught the full force of the gales. Having said all that, those shelters do seem somewhat flimsy given that the Fylde Coast is no stranger to gale force winds. I'm not suggesting they should go back to the old style Blackpool Corporation shelters but believe something a bit more substantial should be erected. Just my 2 cents worth.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07717246941134809303noreply@blogger.com