tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85278849065393459052024-03-16T01:12:36.076+00:00Blackpool Tram BlogBlackpool Trams News BlogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger923125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-73609810707061265472024-02-19T16:17:00.000+00:002024-02-19T16:17:49.956+00:00North Station Tram Stop Subway<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnGCpjx64BCJhC70XEI2oh4bloCAbtC96cYOmdpg5crfuTK3EkcXnkq9Zd1YMCopSXxX1tiDnxlOkC4Sf-o7YFDacp-FDWdGww7Q4nxbZ26rk658ZepsthpTehjXrSIi6P8oOloZjpOUNRyq3cJ5PnQgyT7ZrMDRv7Xrl_lieYv9PxYh8S3WBfO4gln8/s1350/2024-02-19%20a%20North%20Station%20Tram%20Subway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1350" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrnGCpjx64BCJhC70XEI2oh4bloCAbtC96cYOmdpg5crfuTK3EkcXnkq9Zd1YMCopSXxX1tiDnxlOkC4Sf-o7YFDacp-FDWdGww7Q4nxbZ26rk658ZepsthpTehjXrSIi6P8oOloZjpOUNRyq3cJ5PnQgyT7ZrMDRv7Xrl_lieYv9PxYh8S3WBfO4gln8/w640-h426/2024-02-19%20a%20North%20Station%20Tram%20Subway.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The new pedestrian subway as viewed from the railway station side</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Work is nearing completion on the new pedestrian subway which will connect the yet to be opened North Station tram stop with Blackpool North railway station. Leaving the new tram stop, the left two thirds of the width of the subway is level, before reaching five steps which take you up to the zebra crossing which crosses the station access road. At the right hand side of the subway is a long ramp for the use of prams, wheelchairs and mobility scooters, etc. The opening date for the Talbot Road tramway extension has still not been announced yet, but the new Holiday Inn hotel above the subway is taking room bookings from Monday 6th May onwards.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOvrk4hqcEx5hRfFWKL6tX9IFHfSMsu4decAUym5ZwuOkKn979e2n-y-I10PStRQriMrjXhbU13zNC5wi4Fj3xb9is8hKH0zNGP4YthY7D2hHCDIHgxLyoX8Ly6Ar-mH5Y8Dho5xrU6sF9gJ-duQEI0cP-6udN7-Qaoh8HilUJ4Bi2tQj_KN9veGjJ3I/s1350/2024-02-19%20c%20North%20Station%20Tram%20Subway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1350" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTOvrk4hqcEx5hRfFWKL6tX9IFHfSMsu4decAUym5ZwuOkKn979e2n-y-I10PStRQriMrjXhbU13zNC5wi4Fj3xb9is8hKH0zNGP4YthY7D2hHCDIHgxLyoX8Ly6Ar-mH5Y8Dho5xrU6sF9gJ-duQEI0cP-6udN7-Qaoh8HilUJ4Bi2tQj_KN9veGjJ3I/w640-h426/2024-02-19%20c%20North%20Station%20Tram%20Subway.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A view through the subway showing the North Station tram stop (with the black seats)</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUglPMvEDD16ThCPMqtBmluO8ULjS4vRGla1cDMGLiaKBoL4fsrbDbZCMQGUlgUVQS695_udfK3RWXSwmIPDBOi-wgSTKKW62lmR1MldkpERqDVNBiz1J-bQwC_H_DiKHwkXH4Gy19PjCC7qxTREZkD-nxo5iH-5gXHyZJwIFPXNot5hSsKxKMSIeSBek/s1350/2024-02-19%20b%20North%20Station%20Tram%20Subway.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1350" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUglPMvEDD16ThCPMqtBmluO8ULjS4vRGla1cDMGLiaKBoL4fsrbDbZCMQGUlgUVQS695_udfK3RWXSwmIPDBOi-wgSTKKW62lmR1MldkpERqDVNBiz1J-bQwC_H_DiKHwkXH4Gy19PjCC7qxTREZkD-nxo5iH-5gXHyZJwIFPXNot5hSsKxKMSIeSBek/w640-h426/2024-02-19%20b%20North%20Station%20Tram%20Subway.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The exit to North Station, with the sloping ramp visible in the foreground</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-59771225564871904422024-01-31T15:54:00.003+00:002024-01-31T16:01:26.674+00:00Manxman in January<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pLdVVBSIRcIlcb97heC2jyb3qYKkX9VNL2rece0n5Xsfxg8BQPxRI6hxkyhbiiXE6BHXanoZE4fC4veL9rtPb4eqApT0nIXy7jZKdF-ShASHTk4OEEXHfoNDHWLPQglfbvUF94PgeGc-pzgMKE4LBYJFR_MNBjLU0Vq99_ABWzoPwJrE5ROWgddtyTQ/s1650/2024-01-18%20b%20Manxman%20and%20Lakeland%20Fells.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3pLdVVBSIRcIlcb97heC2jyb3qYKkX9VNL2rece0n5Xsfxg8BQPxRI6hxkyhbiiXE6BHXanoZE4fC4veL9rtPb4eqApT0nIXy7jZKdF-ShASHTk4OEEXHfoNDHWLPQglfbvUF94PgeGc-pzgMKE4LBYJFR_MNBjLU0Vq99_ABWzoPwJrE5ROWgddtyTQ/w640-h350/2024-01-18%20b%20Manxman%20and%20Lakeland%20Fells.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Manxman crossing Morecambe Bay with the snow covered Lakeland Fells beyond on 18th January</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A selection of photos of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company ferry Manxman on its way to and from the Port of Heysham taken in January.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFPJXvyrg-R19f3y29ghASGdhlblKqrWRciw-WekM04FWxcoMm0flirMgxB1X-pTmpUE_37Uq1mXnwl_wfNOumDG0q5IITC2NzCi7IIBFGRu1BVQEZaTWK56gxLYP2CaYx6QFx8Q9VSxiCpOb3ARp-xVNPSu7fgQqi207uJBqgMDL4pWnCePg5fdK2yQ/s1650/2024-01-30%20a%20Manxman%20and%20wind%20farm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRFPJXvyrg-R19f3y29ghASGdhlblKqrWRciw-WekM04FWxcoMm0flirMgxB1X-pTmpUE_37Uq1mXnwl_wfNOumDG0q5IITC2NzCi7IIBFGRu1BVQEZaTWK56gxLYP2CaYx6QFx8Q9VSxiCpOb3ARp-xVNPSu7fgQqi207uJBqgMDL4pWnCePg5fdK2yQ/w640-h350/2024-01-30%20a%20Manxman%20and%20wind%20farm.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Manxman passing in front of the wind turbines in Morecambe Bay on 30th January</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GoZ2MGHKPN5zk-uZAv-0wmEk2zIf1vdl2kq85kkL-qiuDmvj-nzvAs6_aTosK5Edrv4dKzaOwGqv5g47CtyHHdTfqteHTAGrUFHn5Nfz-3AJme55DR8OiInB69gETkUyVyofTLPEnn4g03j6PWWCIPiBs8RDHs8mlxXMZ88GEA_OtNdoz1V6VZ8Rylw/s1650/2024-01-06%20a%20Manxman%20&%20Wyre%20Light%201400%20dep.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GoZ2MGHKPN5zk-uZAv-0wmEk2zIf1vdl2kq85kkL-qiuDmvj-nzvAs6_aTosK5Edrv4dKzaOwGqv5g47CtyHHdTfqteHTAGrUFHn5Nfz-3AJme55DR8OiInB69gETkUyVyofTLPEnn4g03j6PWWCIPiBs8RDHs8mlxXMZ88GEA_OtNdoz1V6VZ8Rylw/w640-h350/2024-01-06%20a%20Manxman%20&%20Wyre%20Light%201400%20dep.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Manxman passing the remains of the 1840 Wyre Light lighthouse off Fleetwood on 6th January</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gQx1eTgwLjhO6CvsvFAHXxXdX_UH6vHzGGpTOHYdZaWKf3e-qkohMn7yKBKkwh5KVfNWKA9X3KAb-szxFqB5ER1x0WunMGPONxSlXsnj774hsNU42O-G9whu1JO88xUWZmYvZL_YYv7azjYwVg6920sAuPYpSSU1oq7vCeYJAnZlYnd53e3Ugtwhm8w/s1600/2024-01-30%20b%20Manxman%20&%20Stena%20Scotia.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gQx1eTgwLjhO6CvsvFAHXxXdX_UH6vHzGGpTOHYdZaWKf3e-qkohMn7yKBKkwh5KVfNWKA9X3KAb-szxFqB5ER1x0WunMGPONxSlXsnj774hsNU42O-G9whu1JO88xUWZmYvZL_YYv7azjYwVg6920sAuPYpSSU1oq7vCeYJAnZlYnd53e3Ugtwhm8w/w640-h320/2024-01-30%20b%20Manxman%20&%20Stena%20Scotia.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Manxman passing the Heysham bound Ro-Ro freight ferry Stena Scotia on 30th January</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9W2qhmZe-AaZYKGdnLallfvkKwnPIu3FO2JDluo7jhjvt36Fa9aQaWtehl50XkBgxRcH15klCVUByJvGUoH_1vIaUZ_g8Mziv-5SdLigLDJyqV4xquMQuxYKuL3tWnXbwdiMyFEFCJyf3Ph0iDw3qhtRxfhkFbIevULpvZiJn1gnNe6EwvfZMzDT55o/s1800/2024-01-18%20a%20Manxman%20from%20Fleetwood%208%20miles%20away.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1800" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9W2qhmZe-AaZYKGdnLallfvkKwnPIu3FO2JDluo7jhjvt36Fa9aQaWtehl50XkBgxRcH15klCVUByJvGUoH_1vIaUZ_g8Mziv-5SdLigLDJyqV4xquMQuxYKuL3tWnXbwdiMyFEFCJyf3Ph0iDw3qhtRxfhkFbIevULpvZiJn1gnNe6EwvfZMzDT55o/w640-h214/2024-01-18%20a%20Manxman%20from%20Fleetwood%208%20miles%20away.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Manxman and Heysham nuclear power stations as seen from Fleetwood eight miles away on 18th January</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-51054747271670230772023-12-06T16:13:00.003+00:002023-12-06T16:57:59.460+00:00And then there were none<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUL6Lz1vmA2V9Y01dV0zaXHM2Syl3Iq7GoofzfwxMO5W1mOKax8LOlPEidBVlcxjGbY8_LIgRlWTQ92bUrfIJklrloGImgCtKZ14xBijglbxNmVk5dxaT3ohStBHe3VRiP-jR1_T_MQGxCvSOODy0ZNtQesK6hyNG2p04AkFlBnqz0Vk2byFRMYk5w_j4/s1800/2023-02-08%20c%20673%20&%20683%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUL6Lz1vmA2V9Y01dV0zaXHM2Syl3Iq7GoofzfwxMO5W1mOKax8LOlPEidBVlcxjGbY8_LIgRlWTQ92bUrfIJklrloGImgCtKZ14xBijglbxNmVk5dxaT3ohStBHe3VRiP-jR1_T_MQGxCvSOODy0ZNtQesK6hyNG2p04AkFlBnqz0Vk2byFRMYk5w_j4/w640-h320/2023-02-08%20c%20673%20&%20683%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Twin Cars 673 and 683 sat in the sunshine at Wyre Dock in February 2023</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">Twin Cars 673 & 683 were spotted on low loaders today, being transported away from their long term storage compound at Wyre Dock in Fleetwood. The Twin Set has been moved to an as yet undisclosed location, within 20 miles of Blackpool, and they were noted crossing the Shard Bridge in the direction of Over Wyre around lunchtime. These two trams were last last ones remaining in open storage at the fish dock, bringing to an end the long running saga of the old trams at Fleetwood.</span></div><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMaryMCeofcuukFypKdjldB8ScZBhnMQRurijT7BLfgPf4dJKM_wtLyAsACeV5HZ7NYAWQIRCufu2Slo4O92yfe7rVbC9AFZo3FXItCcDLdZt6g-vqiOVOeqN5QpSjFUJ5ZGdmKZc8GbmdC_PIBBmvF-nNR2MJJLTZPPgS5XnnZDJzvCFvl3Pzp1xX0o/s1650/2023-12-05%20b%20683%20&%20673%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMaryMCeofcuukFypKdjldB8ScZBhnMQRurijT7BLfgPf4dJKM_wtLyAsACeV5HZ7NYAWQIRCufu2Slo4O92yfe7rVbC9AFZo3FXItCcDLdZt6g-vqiOVOeqN5QpSjFUJ5ZGdmKZc8GbmdC_PIBBmvF-nNR2MJJLTZPPgS5XnnZDJzvCFvl3Pzp1xX0o/w640-h350/2023-12-05%20b%20683%20&%20673%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Twin Cars 673 and 683 seen at the fish dock on 5th December, the day before their move</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxpLrVbuyAb2kAW-_L98YbYuZvKiRL0dl4LoVEjJ8Xj8mfkqWSPFgqjwY4F0m1F9EFIpVkzSS9X6YN_IHSsx13UX75b32BJ_aZpzRYt522xWYWpI-LhBEEqvq-wr63ViK8q2-7Lw1eiwYeT1ChUrl7v9Q6ZrxDAzw8fqDm8ycQlIQU8bb3iTY5AlGLdY/s1350/2023-06-06%20f%20673%20&%20683%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1350" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkxpLrVbuyAb2kAW-_L98YbYuZvKiRL0dl4LoVEjJ8Xj8mfkqWSPFgqjwY4F0m1F9EFIpVkzSS9X6YN_IHSsx13UX75b32BJ_aZpzRYt522xWYWpI-LhBEEqvq-wr63ViK8q2-7Lw1eiwYeT1ChUrl7v9Q6ZrxDAzw8fqDm8ycQlIQU8bb3iTY5AlGLdY/w640-h426/2023-06-06%20f%20673%20&%20683%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A close up view of the end of trailer 683 at Wyre Dock in June 2023</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-8352794970488957742023-12-05T15:16:00.002+00:002023-12-07T10:44:44.389+00:00Brush 637 Then and Now<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gpTmJi_urB_foGBEpAwekUX3EsZCTbU0ghmbGQkTfjW0ziKduPt9btlnT9gIt917Fqd8eXN_udm5EsLkQLLHkeuq05HtIiiof7qQ18odSjwt-aRMWqlXPZfuwZj2Ndmt16WQEyDKYOjHULw3miR32dpEnQzX-aM8JSngyJ0QPu1LO9VC4tcsbiDv6SY/s1350/2003-09-27%20a%20637%20&%20622%20Fleetwood.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1350" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-gpTmJi_urB_foGBEpAwekUX3EsZCTbU0ghmbGQkTfjW0ziKduPt9btlnT9gIt917Fqd8eXN_udm5EsLkQLLHkeuq05HtIiiof7qQ18odSjwt-aRMWqlXPZfuwZj2Ndmt16WQEyDKYOjHULw3miR32dpEnQzX-aM8JSngyJ0QPu1LO9VC4tcsbiDv6SY/w640-h426/2003-09-27%20a%20637%20&%20622%20Fleetwood.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Brush Cars 637 and 622 at the Fleetwood Ferry terminus on 27th September 2003</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">Brush Car 637 was scrapped at Wyre Dock in Fleetwood on the morning of Saturday 2nd December. Here are a couple of before and after photos taken 20 years apart. The first shot was taken in September 2003 at the Fleetwood Ferry terminus, the second shot was taken this morning at Wyre Dock, showing all that remains of Brush 637 are its pair of EMB L6 trucks.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DVkwrf1vm5g1oHxA9caLnK3tH-CjKrN0EU3-DzfIAySKP6hjRmJ1ZcTxUf4l_08RgK7cXGtMuDT5ttzhJHmKUnqG-fSG2Vp1ub6-jz_aIda3E3SbwQ66GwlJK4wg1W_8zwSTolMbmeIcfVVLs4EkdhAdvJF4kNpeLGQxlzF3kj-hNLnmBZYKfZecCEw/s1500/2023-12-05%20a%20637%20bogies%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2DVkwrf1vm5g1oHxA9caLnK3tH-CjKrN0EU3-DzfIAySKP6hjRmJ1ZcTxUf4l_08RgK7cXGtMuDT5ttzhJHmKUnqG-fSG2Vp1ub6-jz_aIda3E3SbwQ66GwlJK4wg1W_8zwSTolMbmeIcfVVLs4EkdhAdvJF4kNpeLGQxlzF3kj-hNLnmBZYKfZecCEw/w640-h384/2023-12-05%20a%20637%20bogies%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>All that remains of 637 now are this pair of EMB L6 trucks seen at Wyre Dock on 5th December</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgj2l3ikTQdyfZh9mXZ14HPUSWbJbSXI3jmKZ5SN0aWFPBGvF8UhZifSvNbnqfmETZsL-8HvFrBGqQewS6HT2wpwSoBfJsaLDdKtCrrwt2yRk1NGJIZIQB-lbr2_z-svM6Q6QzAG42ijIndBbytLkjLrSwR6U7rJM8cUyH_1htKUlMa0CB4Hm7_Dm4P8/s1650/2023-12-05%20b%20683%20&%20673%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgj2l3ikTQdyfZh9mXZ14HPUSWbJbSXI3jmKZ5SN0aWFPBGvF8UhZifSvNbnqfmETZsL-8HvFrBGqQewS6HT2wpwSoBfJsaLDdKtCrrwt2yRk1NGJIZIQB-lbr2_z-svM6Q6QzAG42ijIndBbytLkjLrSwR6U7rJM8cUyH_1htKUlMa0CB4Hm7_Dm4P8/w640-h350/2023-12-05%20b%20683%20&%20673%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Twin cars 683 and 673 are the only complete trams still in open storage at Wyre Dock</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-2461320909444350132023-12-04T21:44:00.000+00:002023-12-04T21:44:26.551+00:00Farewell Brush Car 637<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMclXdYX9CfG9_1VYOJ34cXkG5xYQ3cE8v8J9Wq9IQgJjjXNUROxNiwIgwqZrf1qahOCi_Odg6L8oHqNAxvz8hMaRtm31L-Rrrwu5qTh05cBWmpKCcXTHW_pUQBbFLQIisAhiA_kxjfFnZgV9iozjeOx2XIpSmt96JQRdhgME0sJ0bPq3F6kj0uSjc950/s1650/2004-05-01%20a%20637%20Central%20Pier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMclXdYX9CfG9_1VYOJ34cXkG5xYQ3cE8v8J9Wq9IQgJjjXNUROxNiwIgwqZrf1qahOCi_Odg6L8oHqNAxvz8hMaRtm31L-Rrrwu5qTh05cBWmpKCcXTHW_pUQBbFLQIisAhiA_kxjfFnZgV9iozjeOx2XIpSmt96JQRdhgME0sJ0bPq3F6kj0uSjc950/w640-h350/2004-05-01%20a%20637%20Central%20Pier.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Brush Car 637 passing Carousel Amusements near Central Pier in May 2004</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the last remaining trams stored at Wyre Fish Dock in Fleetwood met its demise at the weekend. Brush Car 637 was cut up on site on Saturday 2nd December, all that remained visible of the tram a couple of days later were the bogies. The body of 637 was apparently in a very poor state, with plants growing inside the tram. Fortunately many spare parts including the motors and bogies have been saved in order to assist in the restoration of other preserved trams.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkz8fR_OyoI1Zw4iWKdd6gY342oy8gXWkoBPsrgkEL2k5-uT4aMwEBH8uRMfvqUlQXDcGPce-5c1fFHvkMZ7Am2OoxPLVd1GbzwCDJLiY4TKo7ebChULmdBMouuqLRYwPyXf__58s_mQssW7GOOjB1UJUTUhaP8JRHWobTVcLzqhd0-OvVgCfvlRF5jU/s1500/1972-06-03%20a%20637%20Manchester%20Square.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIkz8fR_OyoI1Zw4iWKdd6gY342oy8gXWkoBPsrgkEL2k5-uT4aMwEBH8uRMfvqUlQXDcGPce-5c1fFHvkMZ7Am2OoxPLVd1GbzwCDJLiY4TKo7ebChULmdBMouuqLRYwPyXf__58s_mQssW7GOOjB1UJUTUhaP8JRHWobTVcLzqhd0-OvVgCfvlRF5jU/w640-h384/1972-06-03%20a%20637%20Manchester%20Square.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Brush 637 southbound at Manchester Square in June 1972</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuq-bBV0dgSnJ8UhOFvsYVpYeNDKUsqaGBToaH6GHD16Qr9LZbMofULrsJii_GHsSGARMUrcnqZOg1ttLwQgDfq5d-BWqbF9ipj4u12LOBt_XNv_NMXx9mX4RIu6Ql0PhhE5L_dxfV_3Dk7-inYOdQ0lz73FgoIxztnou5pur12jV0xvORrgQQXjhaTFg/s1500/1985%20a%20637%20Talbot%20Square.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuq-bBV0dgSnJ8UhOFvsYVpYeNDKUsqaGBToaH6GHD16Qr9LZbMofULrsJii_GHsSGARMUrcnqZOg1ttLwQgDfq5d-BWqbF9ipj4u12LOBt_XNv_NMXx9mX4RIu6Ql0PhhE5L_dxfV_3Dk7-inYOdQ0lz73FgoIxztnou5pur12jV0xvORrgQQXjhaTFg/w640-h384/1985%20a%20637%20Talbot%20Square.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Brush 637 passing Standard 40 from Crich on display at Talbot Square during Centenary Year (1985)</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidin68ZrPNMRpQCi5hjcMC2QdaYLbBDZtdYO3B6Ml7zM3vNR3QNs8-J_ABzb566_T13DPlhnP4iXrx3CWbFHtaCUa7WVElDPDabWMUflpG3TuxWJegQnLk60Nmhr6uhYzO5sknxsOGqm1dvLSPqdmHr8QSzHV9weqIvX8gbpNCjQTt0MHqKwDMDf7V9Tc/s1800/2023-02-08%20b%20637%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidin68ZrPNMRpQCi5hjcMC2QdaYLbBDZtdYO3B6Ml7zM3vNR3QNs8-J_ABzb566_T13DPlhnP4iXrx3CWbFHtaCUa7WVElDPDabWMUflpG3TuxWJegQnLk60Nmhr6uhYzO5sknxsOGqm1dvLSPqdmHr8QSzHV9weqIvX8gbpNCjQTt0MHqKwDMDf7V9Tc/w640-h320/2023-02-08%20b%20637%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Brush 637 during its storage at Wyre Fish Dock in February 2023</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-81688231491475638922023-12-01T19:55:00.000+00:002023-12-01T19:55:38.326+00:00More photos of Archway Travel's new 12.8m Volvo B8L<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNG0VFiYiwRsVXJqowRaltpzlQuj6_Q_OfVN76D4792FLMBNYftYNYT6koZEjZGcsZ_zB2sl7NshaMZ6efYhIu2dXKdYilW-aDIDOwrneokt0Yb-H-DIJvgXXjGTeapKmn8h1SryD5a7MXmbnJer4q0fgmDbrIzOLdh6r4b2Mf4cAdhnBYG6Y90fXfa50/s1650/2023-12-01%20b%20Archway%20Volvo%20B8L%20AC73WAY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNG0VFiYiwRsVXJqowRaltpzlQuj6_Q_OfVN76D4792FLMBNYftYNYT6koZEjZGcsZ_zB2sl7NshaMZ6efYhIu2dXKdYilW-aDIDOwrneokt0Yb-H-DIJvgXXjGTeapKmn8h1SryD5a7MXmbnJer4q0fgmDbrIzOLdh6r4b2Mf4cAdhnBYG6Y90fXfa50/w640-h350/2023-12-01%20b%20Archway%20Volvo%20B8L%20AC73WAY.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Archway Volvo B8L AC73WAY leaving Fleetwood along Amounderness Way heading for Poulton</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">A few more photos of Archway Travel's brand new tri-axle Volvo B8L with Egyptian built 12.8m MCV eVoSeti single door double-deck bodywork. The bus was delivered new to Archway a month ago, and is currently being used on route 607 that operates between Thistleton, Elswick, Great Eccleston, Singleton and high schools in Poulton-le-Fylde.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPlFcJSuawKhp2VCIcE-eDotFLkohz1YcvDdT1mLh7LN04kOlq2bQ-HcsE4mxgfdq-nyAkswma7OspjD0dGLtngjjWkwbzy0IaKC5xT7kPG-ApfITQTaizxXWpy0mVmPgTbfl9LqUwjYeGsSn8-g96KbwtS8QWg2lB5WLDHXp46o5auV1uWX4Gni6QNY/s1650/2023-11-28%20a%20Archway%20Volvo%20B8L%20AC73WAY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlPlFcJSuawKhp2VCIcE-eDotFLkohz1YcvDdT1mLh7LN04kOlq2bQ-HcsE4mxgfdq-nyAkswma7OspjD0dGLtngjjWkwbzy0IaKC5xT7kPG-ApfITQTaizxXWpy0mVmPgTbfl9LqUwjYeGsSn8-g96KbwtS8QWg2lB5WLDHXp46o5auV1uWX4Gni6QNY/w640-h350/2023-11-28%20a%20Archway%20Volvo%20B8L%20AC73WAY.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Volvo B8L AC73WAY turning out of Archway's depot on Copse Road on 28th November</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRyuEesbRZtNct7ZxddJGRM_2ivTRNm1Ug9lg9TX7UsMTrEhi7KCZav4-8lTeVAGiS39MLwXZBkkSeurkulO2bB053TuYpxTmnj19HkLPEAOdxkY5pd_the4oFg-S5qac1rK9156e9k5Vyb9UXELfTr_HWC4RTnnESFESZweNBWeHb1uYvhq9iNHqQVw/s1650/2023-12-01%20a%20Archway%20Volvo%20B8L%20AC73WAY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRyuEesbRZtNct7ZxddJGRM_2ivTRNm1Ug9lg9TX7UsMTrEhi7KCZav4-8lTeVAGiS39MLwXZBkkSeurkulO2bB053TuYpxTmnj19HkLPEAOdxkY5pd_the4oFg-S5qac1rK9156e9k5Vyb9UXELfTr_HWC4RTnnESFESZweNBWeHb1uYvhq9iNHqQVw/w640-h350/2023-12-01%20a%20Archway%20Volvo%20B8L%20AC73WAY.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Archway Volvo B8L AC73WAY on Amounderness Way in Fleetwood on 1st December</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-3937355881642455322023-11-20T18:26:00.006+00:002023-12-01T19:56:25.908+00:00Archway Travel's new tri-axle School Bus<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxErqBZAx25amyAOzhfz3NP19ZBlLhKMbJlqo_edtZI-NeKRhhmjBvPBSFz-LX5S2oX_uAQe_O0oCl-gaMZN-KbBu8n-k8CfAY0LlfmvOp4zWaKcSXhqAESKsw0T92Zx6c1PT0EKnE-aFRfuVq8OsFGDbSZdjenDcWkXCNeRi2PwYdAwqBOifqc_mkU0M/s1650/2023-11-20%20a%20Archway%20Volvo%20B8L%20AC73WAY.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxErqBZAx25amyAOzhfz3NP19ZBlLhKMbJlqo_edtZI-NeKRhhmjBvPBSFz-LX5S2oX_uAQe_O0oCl-gaMZN-KbBu8n-k8CfAY0LlfmvOp4zWaKcSXhqAESKsw0T92Zx6c1PT0EKnE-aFRfuVq8OsFGDbSZdjenDcWkXCNeRi2PwYdAwqBOifqc_mkU0M/w640-h350/2023-11-20%20a%20Archway%20Volvo%20B8L%20AC73WAY.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Archway Volvo B8L AC73WAY leaving Fleetwood for the afternoon route 607 school run from Poulton</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Archway Travel of Fleetwood have recently taken delivery of a brand new tri-axle Volvo B8L with 12.8m MCV eVoSeti single door bodywork. The monster school bus is fitted with 98 leather seats, and is equipped with a Euro 6 compliant Volvo D8K engine running at 350hp through a ZF Ecolife gearbox. This new acquisition is the largest capacity bus in the Archway fleet by some margin, and is similar to twin-door Volvo B8Ls with the same body style that are currently operating in Hong Kong with Kowloon Motor Bus</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3a3xNMJsmVrd9zEx6I_ewdteYRYru_xQ2R9FSTyKRzwS9eO_2ux_W7sCtiE40Fgwe7VZvQPG9qP3zKug1DTbzLIXTQojTwlKtIXig3_hN7l5fo8hbWBPAL3rYH9GOG2Sgg9h_u7sd2LvHtlNZxzzIj31C1oJqfZvnSzbJxxFJ8QD8o9F6ikrIcQ_txH4/s1500/2023-11-23%20a%20Archway%20Volvo%20B8L%20AC73WAY.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3a3xNMJsmVrd9zEx6I_ewdteYRYru_xQ2R9FSTyKRzwS9eO_2ux_W7sCtiE40Fgwe7VZvQPG9qP3zKug1DTbzLIXTQojTwlKtIXig3_hN7l5fo8hbWBPAL3rYH9GOG2Sgg9h_u7sd2LvHtlNZxzzIj31C1oJqfZvnSzbJxxFJ8QD8o9F6ikrIcQ_txH4/w640-h384/2023-11-23%20a%20Archway%20Volvo%20B8L%20AC73WAY.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>AC73WAY leaving Archway Travel's yard in Fleetwood for an afternoon school run on route 607 to Elswick</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUhrhbfdebvVSzEe3PFERQJPzjgKFAbOPsIITMAMYdaCnZPLCQ3KMO7f3mqpYR2gFWa8MjqbWjGI6fHE0JcwfCHIy2XXmXSRXxZRphneVvHdQGbI8FjWC6vVePHlgJQepJOzotT4hwrpi5GJGihKab97LoG5yRrFr7Uew7zFlNvB85E2p65cQ4NMK028/s1600/KMB%20YE893%20V6X128%20Volvo%20B8L%2012.8m%20MCV%20eVoSeti.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbUhrhbfdebvVSzEe3PFERQJPzjgKFAbOPsIITMAMYdaCnZPLCQ3KMO7f3mqpYR2gFWa8MjqbWjGI6fHE0JcwfCHIy2XXmXSRXxZRphneVvHdQGbI8FjWC6vVePHlgJQepJOzotT4hwrpi5GJGihKab97LoG5yRrFr7Uew7zFlNvB85E2p65cQ4NMK028/w640-h426/KMB%20YE893%20V6X128%20Volvo%20B8L%2012.8m%20MCV%20eVoSeti.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Kowloon Motor Bus V6X128 (</i></span><i style="font-family: arial;">YE893)</i><i style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"> Volvo B8L 12.8m MCV eVoSeti (Wikimedia Commons)</i></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-54700061257513355432023-11-13T20:42:00.000+00:002023-11-13T20:42:35.944+00:00The Terror Tram heads east to Lowestoft<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfnVU7cGwUjDR-ZYb2qXhmAG-OCHzxl_MKOZdFLNtMwXP0On8uksRkcfyU-N7xCcHuAyLR3d2EKCkn6QGw6xV9tFGbdWqVxYJH8toEy_RST-VgbVJwgNhsAk4HD_ogiWELjxp6G0fMsNjAFyCXuar_pZ9TlNby1_BcGpDQUMRGEj9FpPwFE8jBkme2C4/s1800/2023-11-13%20e%20Brush%20634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCfnVU7cGwUjDR-ZYb2qXhmAG-OCHzxl_MKOZdFLNtMwXP0On8uksRkcfyU-N7xCcHuAyLR3d2EKCkn6QGw6xV9tFGbdWqVxYJH8toEy_RST-VgbVJwgNhsAk4HD_ogiWELjxp6G0fMsNjAFyCXuar_pZ9TlNby1_BcGpDQUMRGEj9FpPwFE8jBkme2C4/w640-h320/2023-11-13%20e%20Brush%20634.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Reid's low loader leaving the bus yard at Rigby Road with Brush 634</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">The Terror Tram left Blackpool this afternoon at the start of a long journey to the opposite side of the country. Brush 634 is the latest Blackpool tram to make the long cross country trip to the east coast, where it is to be homed at the East Anglia Transport Museum at Carlton Colville near Lowestoft, alongside several other expat Blackpool trams. A low loader of Reid Freight Services arrived at Rigby Road depot shortly after midday. The weather couldn't have been worse for the move, as Blackpool was being battered by wind and rain from Storm Debi, which passed right over the resort, bringing gusts of up to 73 mph, driving rain and sea spray in from the Irish Sea. After an efficient loading process, the transporter headed off along Rigby Road at 3pm with Brush 634 onboard.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3aJWLg5e5U_YdlylmIbaan6nNXAIoSQY3UCbbZ9Ai1hP9KZB21J5LIowvNIyxLXRbkPiErLKzC-trMdR5JabC9IaYzwTlAYSRhn7h4fScnnxXaJG1oMNq8vcWVHgcBbmM29bDRJXc_-hAdiwf6S42ZHrxvYgO-21Hom4c9GGu1ZYuMoT9yGe7y1Z9ZQ/s1800/2023-11-13%20a%20Brush%20634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3aJWLg5e5U_YdlylmIbaan6nNXAIoSQY3UCbbZ9Ai1hP9KZB21J5LIowvNIyxLXRbkPiErLKzC-trMdR5JabC9IaYzwTlAYSRhn7h4fScnnxXaJG1oMNq8vcWVHgcBbmM29bDRJXc_-hAdiwf6S42ZHrxvYgO-21Hom4c9GGu1ZYuMoT9yGe7y1Z9ZQ/w640-h320/2023-11-13%20a%20Brush%20634.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Brush 634 being towed out of the body shop by Unimog 939</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH727JrMgB_v_ki6AOzBKU7VI2pL-auK80etNjFtadRAFS2-HIHwEjvQZ6_vP92UU_T58tptCaOfoYwISS7EYlMFEobUjxhOkLOdaIgveTc8QnxcHsroORhsrDzIWqy_zqpu0YA_s5NkHsinZV0SSQcCjHS5SSXhDmUzKXzus1vkTF1QYqyifaQ00BPoc/s1800/2023-11-13%20b%20Brush%20634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH727JrMgB_v_ki6AOzBKU7VI2pL-auK80etNjFtadRAFS2-HIHwEjvQZ6_vP92UU_T58tptCaOfoYwISS7EYlMFEobUjxhOkLOdaIgveTc8QnxcHsroORhsrDzIWqy_zqpu0YA_s5NkHsinZV0SSQcCjHS5SSXhDmUzKXzus1vkTF1QYqyifaQ00BPoc/w640-h320/2023-11-13%20b%20Brush%20634.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Brush 634 being towed across the bus yard with Reid's low loader on the right</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyiele7-Y17gnB-ybzjjJaaIldJV_u9Ldo9yhm88z366Bnezcz7Bow2u7hCpf_I4WrBFmG250CoCmb18Qb-6F-HLT5V-qbTe4-DqAAq5Ek1IkqKnFWvRBFpRC768bOH-XpQo9yyefU1wHewWOkuwCELww2dI1uDjw7NNctFZDGDq50DRZN1qhaGlEzas/s1500/2023-11-13%20c%20Brush%20634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyyiele7-Y17gnB-ybzjjJaaIldJV_u9Ldo9yhm88z366Bnezcz7Bow2u7hCpf_I4WrBFmG250CoCmb18Qb-6F-HLT5V-qbTe4-DqAAq5Ek1IkqKnFWvRBFpRC768bOH-XpQo9yyefU1wHewWOkuwCELww2dI1uDjw7NNctFZDGDq50DRZN1qhaGlEzas/w640-h384/2023-11-13%20c%20Brush%20634.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Brush 634 being winched up the rail ramp onto the low loader</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYa3MghUZznKtWEXyASvToojem8dpvWSKjzrcYU2V1V48ibXgf-QeP7aoA81Up0Wojpb31zr4Om5yAhVY_YNKyI-bijBK5-fvbAPWIZyLQm0wlPtrZDpp5p-8FYtAEK7v8_ldeJVhnz0ZlvFEVlKFOWC8Acej_H1GHDTrYTbenlbvtELmxRUM-FSwNGA/s1500/2023-11-13%20d%20Brush%20634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYa3MghUZznKtWEXyASvToojem8dpvWSKjzrcYU2V1V48ibXgf-QeP7aoA81Up0Wojpb31zr4Om5yAhVY_YNKyI-bijBK5-fvbAPWIZyLQm0wlPtrZDpp5p-8FYtAEK7v8_ldeJVhnz0ZlvFEVlKFOWC8Acej_H1GHDTrYTbenlbvtELmxRUM-FSwNGA/w640-h384/2023-11-13%20d%20Brush%20634.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Reid's low loader about to depart the depot with 634 securely chained down</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvyXJG4K6CpH92gPZdLoy3r75XA7RTT4dYlNmny-wabbQz-fdJcIj0Z1aBlDGSjzLM27_QDf9jcBYyXQhn5gBfORN18arddX6vJ50DRck5VkgBKyUuh1dQvZUHwILqOVWSvS0KXtvbz0onYTCdZBWf6-qb3ESKyK1w8QW3bh0u-1NwddeBO70jaV_iO4/s1500/2023-11-13%20f%20Brush%20634.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJvyXJG4K6CpH92gPZdLoy3r75XA7RTT4dYlNmny-wabbQz-fdJcIj0Z1aBlDGSjzLM27_QDf9jcBYyXQhn5gBfORN18arddX6vJ50DRck5VkgBKyUuh1dQvZUHwILqOVWSvS0KXtvbz0onYTCdZBWf6-qb3ESKyK1w8QW3bh0u-1NwddeBO70jaV_iO4/w640-h384/2023-11-13%20f%20Brush%20634.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Brush 634 heading inland down Rigby Road at the start of its very long journey</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-51338100244101782042023-11-06T21:54:00.002+00:002023-11-07T10:37:31.899+00:00Former Blackpool Plaxton Centro spotted in Bury<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYZJytbZl_aWkOJyuTx6WIxRnLYJEye-MUZIC8IgdN7kEQR1tgEDWyEubYw-G37tuVE7S9iVGfiz1JW8UStOEuKKW_FVeyjIFtRWhd73uR6q3LMLhHhfZnumUbk57J0YDErHXG-NOjWVMRLpbO4cl-FKnr2tTzMiBgHgysd5Bq0iqyHZGBF4ngnXliWg/s1500/BF60UVO%20at%20Bury%20Nov%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbYZJytbZl_aWkOJyuTx6WIxRnLYJEye-MUZIC8IgdN7kEQR1tgEDWyEubYw-G37tuVE7S9iVGfiz1JW8UStOEuKKW_FVeyjIFtRWhd73uR6q3LMLhHhfZnumUbk57J0YDErHXG-NOjWVMRLpbO4cl-FKnr2tTzMiBgHgysd5Bq0iqyHZGBF4ngnXliWg/w640-h384/BF60UVO%20at%20Bury%20Nov%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A former Blackpool Transport Volvo B7RLE at Bury Interchange (photo courtesy of Philip Higgs)</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">Former Blackpool Transport 530 was spotted at Bury Interchange at the weekend. BF60 UVO is a Plaxton Centro bodied Volvo B7RLE, and is now owned by Transdev Blazefield subsidiary Rosso for use on their Irwell Line services.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-h4uzAUsnlaZxhbOt6JBl3aeED4jPNW1ZzGoH-PLqd_Q3paCibzSmblG1v3qFw62o7WrN0mbqQTJkKO4D9D9KPBXvyaWv5PTCwYg-LpINqbO9U4iy2sc5Y183B8KlvQoZgELCWVlQCWuvA41s92_O46iiIln9P8QTdE8mSg3nzAPM0W5OBrkByx4ikk/s1500/2016-08-03%20a%20530%20&%20409%20Cleveleys.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2-h4uzAUsnlaZxhbOt6JBl3aeED4jPNW1ZzGoH-PLqd_Q3paCibzSmblG1v3qFw62o7WrN0mbqQTJkKO4D9D9KPBXvyaWv5PTCwYg-LpINqbO9U4iy2sc5Y183B8KlvQoZgELCWVlQCWuvA41s92_O46iiIln9P8QTdE8mSg3nzAPM0W5OBrkByx4ikk/w640-h384/2016-08-03%20a%20530%20&%20409%20Cleveleys.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Volvo B7RLE 530 and Enviro 400 City 409 at Cleveleys Bus Station in Aug 2016</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-28909934472086926732023-10-14T17:09:00.000+01:002023-10-14T17:09:11.978+01:00The Rough and the Smooth on the Irish Sea<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmuO4B7o-r7HpC-CVyCl8xLoWtUa5yV3cKeuFLZQ0oLPNY5nt4m4aQxPp1kqLWbvRKbxHAtRpNxz6VZYUc2Lm1EZy6EU1OlQlZ12phClgvyeIfE6y_eh4PPUREJ2jEN61jkww3_8VV4w4w7NBWi6oSpOAxj964BOuL0U8V-YGw1omtUqvT-gUaIvzx7M/s1500/2023-10-14%20a%20Manxman%20b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmuO4B7o-r7HpC-CVyCl8xLoWtUa5yV3cKeuFLZQ0oLPNY5nt4m4aQxPp1kqLWbvRKbxHAtRpNxz6VZYUc2Lm1EZy6EU1OlQlZ12phClgvyeIfE6y_eh4PPUREJ2jEN61jkww3_8VV4w4w7NBWi6oSpOAxj964BOuL0U8V-YGw1omtUqvT-gUaIvzx7M/w640-h384/2023-10-14%20a%20Manxman%20b.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The IOMSPC ferry Manxman seen from Cleveleys beach on its way to Heysham on 14th Oct</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">Two photos of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company ferry Manxman taken two days apart, from the same location, showing vastly different sea states. The top photo shows the Manxman about to pass Fleetwood on its way to Heysham on the 0845 sailing from Douglas in the Isle of Man on Saturday 14th October, with rough seas and at high tide. The photo below shows the Manxman on the 1415 sailing from Heysham taken two days earlier on Thursday 12th, with the sea like a mill pond and hardly any wind (unusual for the Fylde Coast). Both photos were taken from the sea front at Cleveleys over five miles distant from the ship. The third photo was also taken on Saturday 14th, showing the ferry still over the horizon making its way through the distant wind farms.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIn2mGIxEwQ304k-exVTMFU4M8S7QyknWTvZWqY51sRk1aY60Ak_d8Hk7eW4Il703RvUuMLuTLKBT9T_zerY068-cJ35sw4_Q2DiCwPBxfyI6PZggM_76hx4ABUrRAofi3_dcv0mROkplQrBygNfarEr7TeVrnLU_6bENJtn3R_YpCJbVm0uQSu0gj7V4/s1200/2023-10-12%20a%20Manxman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIn2mGIxEwQ304k-exVTMFU4M8S7QyknWTvZWqY51sRk1aY60Ak_d8Hk7eW4Il703RvUuMLuTLKBT9T_zerY068-cJ35sw4_Q2DiCwPBxfyI6PZggM_76hx4ABUrRAofi3_dcv0mROkplQrBygNfarEr7TeVrnLU_6bENJtn3R_YpCJbVm0uQSu0gj7V4/w640-h320/2023-10-12%20a%20Manxman.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The ferry Manxman on the 1415 sailing from Heysham on 12th Oct with very calm seas</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOeUOTl9JbFhfI4sVu962OhMCCEANy8Lvus7nUk9mEoUzvIBPTmnfwjl2wq86wid9W7SYShPhtcon1BFRlo71pMa5258BaaXwtVLLIxc4aXsXBxsAaXOK30hKBlQas3h3KjYlOamdavnn425pnCz0b2DZrFcTzNfBld4C7RNlNf6YT4u_Av3DuePf2sE/s1500/2023-10-14%20a%20Manxman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="1500" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOeUOTl9JbFhfI4sVu962OhMCCEANy8Lvus7nUk9mEoUzvIBPTmnfwjl2wq86wid9W7SYShPhtcon1BFRlo71pMa5258BaaXwtVLLIxc4aXsXBxsAaXOK30hKBlQas3h3KjYlOamdavnn425pnCz0b2DZrFcTzNfBld4C7RNlNf6YT4u_Av3DuePf2sE/w640-h214/2023-10-14%20a%20Manxman.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Manxman (still over the horizon) threading its way through the wind farms on 14th October</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-20591239645383000412023-10-06T10:02:00.000+01:002023-10-06T10:02:14.833+01:00Former Blackpool Routemaster makes a comeback<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pZq0oft7Bpf1qjPTyLW5KWlOCiU6wKZOZ4O9P2h5_bfySLo48wRY-qmb3UHzKuxQ5S724TemaeKXZEFWlDtO8-gh1T_3eMHX4CXf5xdKopWXtpxTXarh3-pzW97HvvZBV5rsFcLrvGYoJXE7Zeife65eaCmOCinnos5tqdkdvdmX_EaWHnJxtyRQpcw/s1350/650DYE%20by%20Philip%20Higgs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1350" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2pZq0oft7Bpf1qjPTyLW5KWlOCiU6wKZOZ4O9P2h5_bfySLo48wRY-qmb3UHzKuxQ5S724TemaeKXZEFWlDtO8-gh1T_3eMHX4CXf5xdKopWXtpxTXarh3-pzW97HvvZBV5rsFcLrvGYoJXE7Zeife65eaCmOCinnos5tqdkdvdmX_EaWHnJxtyRQpcw/w640-h426/650DYE%20by%20Philip%20Higgs.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Former Blackpool Routemaster 525 purchased for London heritage service (photo courtesy of Philip Higgs)</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">A former Blackpool Transport Routemaster will be making a comeback on heritage services in London soon. RM1650 (650 DYE) was one of the original Silver Jubilee buses that were repainted in an all over silver livery by London Transport for the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1977. The bus was subsequently part of a batch that were sold on to Blackpool Transport in 1986, and ran for several years in the resort as fleet number 525. 650 DYE has been purchased</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> for use on the Londoner Buses heritage route and LondonBus4Hire, and was collected from Cornwall on 5th October.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxrGzXU69eNAUikEOBjQaQMtXuqwz1KPXFNp0wy9HusV7w7SbgNGNRHB08YvWuDyVj30I7G50Hn9c_UQulA03vvaITFa_MtqRrbmOzn2dOfnaWgAnqQiS6EGFciDNnpjZE48gBu62CoLrwsU5LA-oYsDkvbGOln0GMqdSbY2SSK1ed_xuhvpzruszhVc/s1350/525%20on%20Talbot%20Road%20in%201987.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1350" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxrGzXU69eNAUikEOBjQaQMtXuqwz1KPXFNp0wy9HusV7w7SbgNGNRHB08YvWuDyVj30I7G50Hn9c_UQulA03vvaITFa_MtqRrbmOzn2dOfnaWgAnqQiS6EGFciDNnpjZE48gBu62CoLrwsU5LA-oYsDkvbGOln0GMqdSbY2SSK1ed_xuhvpzruszhVc/w640-h426/525%20on%20Talbot%20Road%20in%201987.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Routemaster 525 heading down Talbot Road on Service 12 to St Annes in 1987</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-1010672588544159642023-10-02T16:02:00.001+01:002023-10-02T16:02:53.447+01:00Rigby Road Tram Depot Closed<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIMGFnwdO0EnI0c6pfZJcCKIfI4ZR7dW53OOhgbPDjQf2oTyTVL4-beMI6vEXBMW6i6pbUfl8fqhnGrlVuurDUD-eRcX0A_L58IOyVj7ccixFP6OwW1SxtMw_WAzN2POhKgNVqmkFjVXY0RWFFlOG4mOn7DlzzwuDauPTbTlr-yOZ0pg5wmOEiIIeEh4/s1350/2023-10-02%20b%20Rigby%20Road%20tram%20depot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1350" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIMGFnwdO0EnI0c6pfZJcCKIfI4ZR7dW53OOhgbPDjQf2oTyTVL4-beMI6vEXBMW6i6pbUfl8fqhnGrlVuurDUD-eRcX0A_L58IOyVj7ccixFP6OwW1SxtMw_WAzN2POhKgNVqmkFjVXY0RWFFlOG4mOn7DlzzwuDauPTbTlr-yOZ0pg5wmOEiIIeEh4/w640-h426/2023-10-02%20b%20Rigby%20Road%20tram%20depot.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><i>One of the closure notices attached to the fence in front of the tram depot</i></td></tr></tbody></table>It was noticed over the weekend that the heritage trams at Rigby Road tram depot have become barricaded in the running shed behind a line of steel fencing. Attached to the fence are notices saying "Pending survey results, the Tram Shed will be closed until further notice. Access may only be obtained with written permission from Jess Brown, Head of Safety & Facilities. Unauthorised access will be classified as a breach of Health and Safety rules and will therefore be treated as gross misconduct". Perhaps an inkling of the impending closure was the appearance of several heritage and illuminated trams down at Starr Gate depot over the last few days. Tramtown tours have also been cancelled at short notice, which is a further clue as to what is happening. The fitting shop, and presumably paint shop, are similarly out of bounds with prohibition notices posted on the doors. In the absence of any official announcement </span><span style="font-family: arial;">(as of Monday 2nd October) </span><span style="font-family: arial;">read into this what you will at the moment.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzikmGV8B6uzqLW-ajzoVPG68utHenNFaUdA1u82Wk74gamW_mLQslAc1IoA2iiDDUbSTBzcUfbvvV0Bg-LEkYI6KFTZHJOuHhX4kJgrclWEHen_fvWhWUqnZY8qpwSM2yFaXwJ1YbjrRw_4ZMrxXXDHgh79B9OahAGe3WhgOulYQ5OnYj4mdm9ihTgkw/s1800/2023-10-02%20a%20Rigby%20Road%20tram%20depot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzikmGV8B6uzqLW-ajzoVPG68utHenNFaUdA1u82Wk74gamW_mLQslAc1IoA2iiDDUbSTBzcUfbvvV0Bg-LEkYI6KFTZHJOuHhX4kJgrclWEHen_fvWhWUqnZY8qpwSM2yFaXwJ1YbjrRw_4ZMrxXXDHgh79B9OahAGe3WhgOulYQ5OnYj4mdm9ihTgkw/w640-h320/2023-10-02%20a%20Rigby%20Road%20tram%20depot.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The heritage trams barricaded in the running shed at Rigby Road</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7Na6Ab8HvQBVEugYjDOh_-S7jpZyZzCNjqRGy-rVpBo1JOeEdfZ7m6pfLIAXwiVa60X6UuS40IC7Bij2mHWbH23HzBnKNqxg64uxgF5tztmUr-BJbiq6fFjuvlqXMUM_zw8vJPPMIpjJJ2d_KSIN8y0TEjwP6hkJP89Q7MPeqeassrGTCKPPH97X198/s1500/2023-10-02%20c%20Rigby%20Road%20tram%20depot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT7Na6Ab8HvQBVEugYjDOh_-S7jpZyZzCNjqRGy-rVpBo1JOeEdfZ7m6pfLIAXwiVa60X6UuS40IC7Bij2mHWbH23HzBnKNqxg64uxgF5tztmUr-BJbiq6fFjuvlqXMUM_zw8vJPPMIpjJJ2d_KSIN8y0TEjwP6hkJP89Q7MPeqeassrGTCKPPH97X198/w640-h384/2023-10-02%20c%20Rigby%20Road%20tram%20depot.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>There will be nobody queuing up for Tramtown tours for the foreseeable future</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq35csxbMIOfmGMd3o7blw7C94ZFIlb_JvcKhWXKlJoxeIKgWPcQdQIJ-7pLLt70s_tRU37ETGB3lUOydwx0nDzIrEf-tYrlLJgJMnsztgM1aPgHX5eVAmsLbyNscb-SJZ1yCX-ehnpGJMf0TpBsYTfEt_0dM5ajYuCWu6Ag2e9M2DEsxOs58z0_l96n0/s1350/2023-10-02%20d%20Rigby%20Road%20tram%20depot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1350" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq35csxbMIOfmGMd3o7blw7C94ZFIlb_JvcKhWXKlJoxeIKgWPcQdQIJ-7pLLt70s_tRU37ETGB3lUOydwx0nDzIrEf-tYrlLJgJMnsztgM1aPgHX5eVAmsLbyNscb-SJZ1yCX-ehnpGJMf0TpBsYTfEt_0dM5ajYuCWu6Ag2e9M2DEsxOs58z0_l96n0/w640-h426/2023-10-02%20d%20Rigby%20Road%20tram%20depot.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Even the red heritage plaque is obscured by the steel fencing</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnzr7DysaD6JDJ9wnOT08tg7M5IFaDcQJAfmMdqe8JOLF6T-XBkKNdGKqJjEc8JdoVT5WQMep7EcN6q-2vdcKG9okecRkMOsGL58799QTCjVcRdNbO2ifXmTdx13zEVvQQSeHTnQBen4s65sM6o79frV3zL7FxP0POn8nC6YKiQzFy6NPneqtLjQVX5w/s1350/2023-10-02%20e%20Rigby%20Road%20tram%20depot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1350" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnzr7DysaD6JDJ9wnOT08tg7M5IFaDcQJAfmMdqe8JOLF6T-XBkKNdGKqJjEc8JdoVT5WQMep7EcN6q-2vdcKG9okecRkMOsGL58799QTCjVcRdNbO2ifXmTdx13zEVvQQSeHTnQBen4s65sM6o79frV3zL7FxP0POn8nC6YKiQzFy6NPneqtLjQVX5w/w640-h426/2023-10-02%20e%20Rigby%20Road%20tram%20depot.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The closure notice on the Fitting Shop door</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFvK_qRQoLHkdCDcJ3vYNbEKkF8_v-jKptQIucX3ZfZ1ndWyIIfB7VdRb-VR-lGqoc4wosHKJaZ5zDF9TRHYKFTWGjKxLRWvVvXJi2UchyJjdtLPHVkC83Ta8vVi_RpXzmhxA-67svn1dsoIbK8Zi8ZdQECOU3f_Ma9UQUrYnBDtjezjJebHa1TaVnjs/s1500/2023-10-02%20f%20Rigby%20Road%20tram%20depot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFvK_qRQoLHkdCDcJ3vYNbEKkF8_v-jKptQIucX3ZfZ1ndWyIIfB7VdRb-VR-lGqoc4wosHKJaZ5zDF9TRHYKFTWGjKxLRWvVvXJi2UchyJjdtLPHVkC83Ta8vVi_RpXzmhxA-67svn1dsoIbK8Zi8ZdQECOU3f_Ma9UQUrYnBDtjezjJebHa1TaVnjs/w640-h384/2023-10-02%20f%20Rigby%20Road%20tram%20depot.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Presumably the depot cat will be able to wander around the depot unchallenged</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-29713042241630039712023-09-23T23:11:00.003+01:002023-09-25T11:32:54.313+01:00September Heritage Trams<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgax1vQBaRWijGRI8R3lS0VSYSbzPpUv8zlyQgDy8fw9nP0d6fyajxBJ4PmO61L3Zm9SY9er-EqtaTQvp2VW_lUoCx50tBBgQy2zMucol8uV5se3n13yWrrh92sTyu8mjEkIwU8K5GfAOdAbuwtq4PgP-wIoYAeHaFnyWBLj5Rl0CCHIDTWlavkvaJ5lsA/s1650/2023-09-23%20e%2066%20Fleetwood.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgax1vQBaRWijGRI8R3lS0VSYSbzPpUv8zlyQgDy8fw9nP0d6fyajxBJ4PmO61L3Zm9SY9er-EqtaTQvp2VW_lUoCx50tBBgQy2zMucol8uV5se3n13yWrrh92sTyu8mjEkIwU8K5GfAOdAbuwtq4PgP-wIoYAeHaFnyWBLj5Rl0CCHIDTWlavkvaJ5lsA/w640-h350/2023-09-23%20e%2066%20Fleetwood.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Bolton 66 was the last heritage tram of the day to Fleetwood, seen here passing the Pharos Lighthouse</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">The September heritage tram weekend took place on the 23rd and 24th of the month. The scheduled output for Saturday was Railcoach 680, Balloon 718, Boat 600, Bolton 66 and Boat 227. The day started out dull with occasional spells of sunshine in the afternoon. The weather on Sunday was lousy for photography, being mostly miserable and wet, so all the photos shown here were taken on the Saturday.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguD6TWC-ygZb9Xy-J_Noyw6aeRbslB1LnFdYxh-wuoOJfUg6CDUYJwVnRQAilxZzfdzc8owFZSAZhTLHcTy01qNN08e56c8-RyAXCeWIxXmvRmiAwipr7Dr4spgb20xm5ZMfIiXpg_Jz5FkRi2UCwLqTf9twoNc0nubxwAvX96jwPVA14PclLPiARJ4_4/s1800/2023-09-23%20b%20680%20Bispham.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguD6TWC-ygZb9Xy-J_Noyw6aeRbslB1LnFdYxh-wuoOJfUg6CDUYJwVnRQAilxZzfdzc8owFZSAZhTLHcTy01qNN08e56c8-RyAXCeWIxXmvRmiAwipr7Dr4spgb20xm5ZMfIiXpg_Jz5FkRi2UCwLqTf9twoNc0nubxwAvX96jwPVA14PclLPiARJ4_4/w640-h320/2023-09-23%20b%20680%20Bispham.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Railcoach 680 at Bispham, with a BTS ADL Enviro400 City passing by</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdIzPad9rIbcW1fOk28Ll952y1ZT3FxZDOy1IFtamnycQQnCDD0WUKDtYGpoJx2PFpm1gFGtzfO5r6XVqN5YwPkpKSKW3e1viAAa0w79F-VOT4UskkA5mdPBTVPPE4gGYE3RpnC-bdJuwla-YXthzehkRC3lpI3gCcV69O-EbeYlyjElLVI6l3Dfvl6A/s1350/2023-09-23%20a%20227%20Bispham.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1350" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjdIzPad9rIbcW1fOk28Ll952y1ZT3FxZDOy1IFtamnycQQnCDD0WUKDtYGpoJx2PFpm1gFGtzfO5r6XVqN5YwPkpKSKW3e1viAAa0w79F-VOT4UskkA5mdPBTVPPE4gGYE3RpnC-bdJuwla-YXthzehkRC3lpI3gCcV69O-EbeYlyjElLVI6l3Dfvl6A/w640-h426/2023-09-23%20a%20227%20Bispham.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Boat 277 at Bispham, heading north to turn around at Little Bispham</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3S3Jzz7PCH6bRKuDogGVqhhh3HiPW9ebBemXR6ZGqaaR-GdrGNlGGM4k3zJfU8TCY5DZTZIJkv4eSkpozVs8olBMspVnagO0gjyTfmdnYHh4yhoZHnb3wC9eIMZBfqnF9UwCsQNykTdC43tchi5ln9J8vFXY68-dO9vo5XH84xgCQmFpp8x69GsZQVE/s1500/2023-09-23%20c%20600%20Bispham.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3S3Jzz7PCH6bRKuDogGVqhhh3HiPW9ebBemXR6ZGqaaR-GdrGNlGGM4k3zJfU8TCY5DZTZIJkv4eSkpozVs8olBMspVnagO0gjyTfmdnYHh4yhoZHnb3wC9eIMZBfqnF9UwCsQNykTdC43tchi5ln9J8vFXY68-dO9vo5XH84xgCQmFpp8x69GsZQVE/w640-h384/2023-09-23%20c%20600%20Bispham.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Boat 600 approaching Bispham tram station</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwuVaZf7wN9qPa6ZkHieECXFX9f0SDCJSLzPHA3G5U5m05Ie_0uU3t6H9UKslVJj5C_O5cRmPEXqoYWDIQ3iyLmIqE2NqLt67pvNDZ6ExWrigR8fSKzY36i_vHfvfxYC8X5wAIWTFiI6KzKC2V3NpMGTOOevrRikEOcl5IE2_1hxYF1w4VpQqOsX4YoU/s1650/2023-09-23%20d%20718%20Bispham.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFwuVaZf7wN9qPa6ZkHieECXFX9f0SDCJSLzPHA3G5U5m05Ie_0uU3t6H9UKslVJj5C_O5cRmPEXqoYWDIQ3iyLmIqE2NqLt67pvNDZ6ExWrigR8fSKzY36i_vHfvfxYC8X5wAIWTFiI6KzKC2V3NpMGTOOevrRikEOcl5IE2_1hxYF1w4VpQqOsX4YoU/w640-h350/2023-09-23%20d%20718%20Bispham.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Balloon 718 pausing at Bispham on its way north to Fleetwood</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOnalIcd2gtMjza07xleY1lt3ZH2Xiu7G2TefgUzfHJEHdnpf_lZ7plgzfwXt87HFpMfzzIHf5DP4N491QLs3paU-53CqY-5JkxU3NX6ZX3p71iWXWxvOBWf9iXdtS-22k_7O7zuBczgNdc5xjCVJ5Ud7HNMM0gsW8KE49CVv2W8tlVAbZ8OCXvE0364/s1500/2023-09-23%20f%20680,%20718%20&%20600%20Bispham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYOnalIcd2gtMjza07xleY1lt3ZH2Xiu7G2TefgUzfHJEHdnpf_lZ7plgzfwXt87HFpMfzzIHf5DP4N491QLs3paU-53CqY-5JkxU3NX6ZX3p71iWXWxvOBWf9iXdtS-22k_7O7zuBczgNdc5xjCVJ5Ud7HNMM0gsW8KE49CVv2W8tlVAbZ8OCXvE0364/w640-h384/2023-09-23%20f%20680,%20718%20&%20600%20Bispham.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Railcoach 680, Balloon 718 & Boat 600 meet at Bispham tram station</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-40965785285840376242023-09-03T23:52:00.205+01:002023-09-05T10:05:07.081+01:002023 Bus Driver of the Year Final<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9rQSdo1L9zBmwX6zp_l5AznsaTHrSKllU_eMmrdY0-qvGHpTrXKtvfXHX8Tg2BTq7kuKC_eqmjsp0D3oWD84uLoFn10hwAkI0D64APIbIcnLv266qjxWY4MmooBi7vo9VdDGgSjyjlJuk36sWnzinhPN7hfWssTYlAEG9SPvF8-PetMN_YC9BzdArb4/s1500/2023-09-03%20c%20Excel%2036918.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy9rQSdo1L9zBmwX6zp_l5AznsaTHrSKllU_eMmrdY0-qvGHpTrXKtvfXHX8Tg2BTq7kuKC_eqmjsp0D3oWD84uLoFn10hwAkI0D64APIbIcnLv266qjxWY4MmooBi7vo9VdDGgSjyjlJuk36sWnzinhPN7hfWssTYlAEG9SPvF8-PetMN_YC9BzdArb4/w640-h384/2023-09-03%20c%20Excel%2036918.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>First Eastern Counties Scania N250UD ADL Enviro400 City </span><span style="font-family: arial;">36918 </span><span style="font-family: arial;">at Gynn Square</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">The National Final of the 55th Bus Driver of the Year competition took place in Blackpool on Sunday 3rd September. Bus drivers from all around the country compete to be the top driver, and this year saw 12 buses being used, with 10 of them travelling from various parts of the UK to take part in the event. The competition commences from the seaward side of the Metropole Hotel, before proceeding along Middle Walk where a series of tests are set out for the drivers. The buses then navigate the roundabout at Gynn Square before returning south down the Promenade, where drivers are allowed to pick up and set down passengers at temporary bus stops positioned along the route. The winner of the 2023 Bus Driver of the Year competition was Lee Grantham from National Express, based at Acocks Green depot in Birmingham.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nKDdoFhTBl1EIOF--zTMBagxKvyrCgste4iqCD9iwQYKPiGV72bkLSDH4qXUX_GSf_qI3WdvpL_lxpA4f8RHodlnUAWkEk5hp-wTKxFXI_pMscJEcvmqthMxH9O2Kl-KFbZmHyDSaP9fJuaMqcxDCkeXdr_awUqYGAv9KkXcKw6sR04hRHT_nzDXZ0E/s1500/2023-09-03%20f%20Constellation%2035944.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0nKDdoFhTBl1EIOF--zTMBagxKvyrCgste4iqCD9iwQYKPiGV72bkLSDH4qXUX_GSf_qI3WdvpL_lxpA4f8RHodlnUAWkEk5hp-wTKxFXI_pMscJEcvmqthMxH9O2Kl-KFbZmHyDSaP9fJuaMqcxDCkeXdr_awUqYGAv9KkXcKw6sR04hRHT_nzDXZ0E/w640-h384/2023-09-03%20f%20Constellation%2035944.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>First Potteries low height Wright Streetdeck 35944, leaving the Metropole Hotel heading for Middle Walk</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: justify;">Blackpool Transport ADL Enviro400 City 450 at Gynn Square, one of the early runners in the event</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOylcmNC1oXR3zy57HErrYji-9BJoYVuHCRMwDvYIKJClL14Wtcys1NEi7T54_R0CL6BPeBbiXqoOXYBYvOIA8-tTLaWOxzS1TpMmbU5ix0PI2QoVG4Zcplw1keKJL7grwYrdSj_yYItLl_-lLMYOyfvuIzeZV1S3PqoqOeIXac9J71OrkL-wRKXos_Os/s1500/2023-09-03%20p%20Subaru%20650cc.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOylcmNC1oXR3zy57HErrYji-9BJoYVuHCRMwDvYIKJClL14Wtcys1NEi7T54_R0CL6BPeBbiXqoOXYBYvOIA8-tTLaWOxzS1TpMmbU5ix0PI2QoVG4Zcplw1keKJL7grwYrdSj_yYItLl_-lLMYOyfvuIzeZV1S3PqoqOeIXac9J71OrkL-wRKXos_Os/w640-h384/2023-09-03%20p%20Subaru%20650cc.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>This tiny Subaru Sambar (with a VW body kit) could be a contender for the smallest bus at the event</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p></p></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-13743463764881819212023-08-23T18:29:00.003+01:002023-08-23T19:15:44.512+01:00The bus that has never been a bus visits Blackpool<p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VRhQ94s3IbYrGfhE_hCZopN-4Ggs6h2E36XYocenAAuLaYstPyzgJHMSrSscpc8W7PvqJWiQl7SPpFt0uGzNKqmNWU9ozMREfQ6gnIw6nNA9YnzWZbhDpDYR670e5IIceq5s4-PzT_yC8p7V-vVNONEC4baazssu3GsW8Xl_D6mQnkdVV6sZLkKi-FU/s1500/2023-08-23%20c%20Scania%20PE55WMC.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VRhQ94s3IbYrGfhE_hCZopN-4Ggs6h2E36XYocenAAuLaYstPyzgJHMSrSscpc8W7PvqJWiQl7SPpFt0uGzNKqmNWU9ozMREfQ6gnIw6nNA9YnzWZbhDpDYR670e5IIceq5s4-PzT_yC8p7V-vVNONEC4baazssu3GsW8Xl_D6mQnkdVV6sZLkKi-FU/w640-h384/2023-08-23%20c%20Scania%20PE55WMC.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Scania Omnidekka PE55 WMC at Bickerstaffe Square on 23rd August</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">A Scania double-deck bus branded 'Your Heart Matters' visited Blackpool on Wednesday 23rd August. The bus was parked on Bickerstaffe Square, opposite Blackpool North railway station between 10am and 3pm, enabling people to be checked to see if they had heart valve problems. Scania Omnidekka PE55 WMC was delivered new in 2006 to Newcastle Council, and has never seen use as a public service vehicle. The bus was built from new for use as a mobile showroom to promote council housing in Newcastle.</span><p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJBZ2eiyzghZIQAy2lMSOIjJ3PucQPZncdUzIF2pPenQGRtW0172NW3uhXV9GA3qcj1v89Q6tn6YwCt2ORcwUDwVzTOSpwNqOd3khsq6gJGJX5pW5BUiOgz9ZI--5mTOz_62WZ8lP02TvH2CXh5W2w1NL0hlqHJTKvzMd00VZ_lPvJZzMtwNraDSkq2I/s1500/2023-08-23%20b%20Scania%20PE55WMC.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJBZ2eiyzghZIQAy2lMSOIjJ3PucQPZncdUzIF2pPenQGRtW0172NW3uhXV9GA3qcj1v89Q6tn6YwCt2ORcwUDwVzTOSpwNqOd3khsq6gJGJX5pW5BUiOgz9ZI--5mTOz_62WZ8lP02TvH2CXh5W2w1NL0hlqHJTKvzMd00VZ_lPvJZzMtwNraDSkq2I/w640-h384/2023-08-23%20b%20Scania%20PE55WMC.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-family: arial;">An offside view of Scania Omnidekka PE55 WMC in Blackpool</i></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2xyPS9BEujgeNKG8AKXX_TxjgSjsMIJF8vIOmiTAexiCQwFQd9Llh2j-apMd2mOis-P0TusQLoj5Sn2OHRwVbJPXeQzVgcmGKCvLhuR2biHhnkCMWL_o8o4csJ8XL9X4fIvvLo2PS1rNLuCnBK25HZiPWapiLVr-Bv-6u4lz7rAh10XcDHFEOXC4Vy0/s1500/2023-08-23%20a%20Scania%20PE55WMC.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2xyPS9BEujgeNKG8AKXX_TxjgSjsMIJF8vIOmiTAexiCQwFQd9Llh2j-apMd2mOis-P0TusQLoj5Sn2OHRwVbJPXeQzVgcmGKCvLhuR2biHhnkCMWL_o8o4csJ8XL9X4fIvvLo2PS1rNLuCnBK25HZiPWapiLVr-Bv-6u4lz7rAh10XcDHFEOXC4Vy0/w640-h384/2023-08-23%20a%20Scania%20PE55WMC.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-family: arial;">A rear view of Scania Omnidekka PE55 WMC in Blackpool</i></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-8268835467726623242023-08-17T23:06:00.005+01:002023-08-22T13:40:41.477+01:00First Day in Service for Isle of Man Ferry Manxman<div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlKgUpGY1cRBp2oo5scm-6d131f1lnhXrNWp24opXq_jMIwXeMWth6UO7RDhTXgHFLP64uzR1uelogNYB12erFDtvpHTeeB7K8Z3YN3RFTjA9ceQSlJvwX91UYCh-zWpIF-founZkMZnpdhZ8ChEJrcMRoVeMwYx4SG1KiSew24ZfL_S7yelGIW1TKt0/s1650/2023-08-17%20b2%20Manxman%20at%20Heysham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlKgUpGY1cRBp2oo5scm-6d131f1lnhXrNWp24opXq_jMIwXeMWth6UO7RDhTXgHFLP64uzR1uelogNYB12erFDtvpHTeeB7K8Z3YN3RFTjA9ceQSlJvwX91UYCh-zWpIF-founZkMZnpdhZ8ChEJrcMRoVeMwYx4SG1KiSew24ZfL_S7yelGIW1TKt0/w640-h350/2023-08-17%20b2%20Manxman%20at%20Heysham.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Manxman approaching Heysham on its inaugural passenger sailing from Douglas on 17th August</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company's new ro-ro ferry Manxman made its first passenger sailing on Thursday 17th August. The Manxman was timetabled to leave Douglas at 08:45, but the departure was delayed for half an hour due to loading problems, the delay meant that the ferry arrived at Heysham somewhat later than advertised. The ship was scheduled to sail from Heysham on the return journey to Douglas at 14:15, but its departure was delayed until 15:00. The Manxman was constructed at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea, having been ordered in July 2020. The ship was launched in June 2022 and commenced sea trials in December of that year. The delivery voyage to the UK of approximately 12,000 miles started on 13th May, 2023.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDaM-B_76VAz5cSIJIHeGyPnh98g4PyErncKAfwMBY4Ud-Yk-x7vGRmEcPtkqRT1WmSXKz6smEhPRkxjJTq5_zbol64XMz8Ab0LldWc135bI1LSyQqOMQgqtCRfLdGFcp0fmzyEvWeRE2Z5ZZxEi5xWwkxukGMLFwikJU_WVqu1piCNd10ItMQFAG6kg/s1650/2023-08-17%20a%20Manxman%20at%20Heysham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDaM-B_76VAz5cSIJIHeGyPnh98g4PyErncKAfwMBY4Ud-Yk-x7vGRmEcPtkqRT1WmSXKz6smEhPRkxjJTq5_zbol64XMz8Ab0LldWc135bI1LSyQqOMQgqtCRfLdGFcp0fmzyEvWeRE2Z5ZZxEi5xWwkxukGMLFwikJU_WVqu1piCNd10ItMQFAG6kg/w640-h350/2023-08-17%20a%20Manxman%20at%20Heysham.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Manxman passing the remains of the wooden South Jetty at Heysham Harbour</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCtMHpHQCAHOPk-pcc5Pn5LWK4lfPNaFfEhoXs3p5aXweVdD1SjoIfYn7OcX-C8wxkazJMx7KkEPmTtRb9K8OeyriW7x3KiBi5janVbpu7iuSdagNNtvYl7YBjbg47LQ8lq79HHSrXIQtMD2xw9zipRCBBgOQ1llQsPd2HUD59u7sJJJ-Dq1qyKDcmN4/s1650/2023-08-17%20b%20Manxman%20at%20Heysham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCtMHpHQCAHOPk-pcc5Pn5LWK4lfPNaFfEhoXs3p5aXweVdD1SjoIfYn7OcX-C8wxkazJMx7KkEPmTtRb9K8OeyriW7x3KiBi5janVbpu7iuSdagNNtvYl7YBjbg47LQ8lq79HHSrXIQtMD2xw9zipRCBBgOQ1llQsPd2HUD59u7sJJJ-Dq1qyKDcmN4/w640-h350/2023-08-17%20b%20Manxman%20at%20Heysham.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Manxman approaching the harbour entrance at Heysham</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvRaug1rlXNTvoM0HZebMcKHy9wPQ43ahGAIAHPgmjs1S7VapepJi6KzsIn2yH_FmmuuU4S6PaTgTtMH_N4urbYic6U6Tn7O3KFeVlamEGJBeUrBOXbgUymoSXPpCC6QETVwyzkr2KDIdMKASXTXuKDa7S6k0K4-K9ZOKfXQScoorC5lkgLNo8poyf_4/s1650/2023-08-17%20h%20Manxman%20at%20Heysham.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvvRaug1rlXNTvoM0HZebMcKHy9wPQ43ahGAIAHPgmjs1S7VapepJi6KzsIn2yH_FmmuuU4S6PaTgTtMH_N4urbYic6U6Tn7O3KFeVlamEGJBeUrBOXbgUymoSXPpCC6QETVwyzkr2KDIdMKASXTXuKDa7S6k0K4-K9ZOKfXQScoorC5lkgLNo8poyf_4/w640-h350/2023-08-17%20h%20Manxman%20at%20Heysham.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Manxman setting sail for the return voyage to Douglas in the Isle of Man</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBtye3zeJN9lNu7Y73T8rKp8bHOuAD7rwr0IXZDMgDEEkESQWz6VTqacFMDsciUkSn2-8yedZfYMnvWtGPyhqw-rsmrb6aE8gamATwZwm8S1BnvNdjAuaYFivp_t4geVjnd4OXDI75gMkQY-_SSmoyINY0Z5RV2hhBMjqMziXzfEtjs7s_g20WZWJhEU/s1650/2023-08-07%20a%20012%20North%20Albert%20St.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBtye3zeJN9lNu7Y73T8rKp8bHOuAD7rwr0IXZDMgDEEkESQWz6VTqacFMDsciUkSn2-8yedZfYMnvWtGPyhqw-rsmrb6aE8gamATwZwm8S1BnvNdjAuaYFivp_t4geVjnd4OXDI75gMkQY-_SSmoyINY0Z5RV2hhBMjqMziXzfEtjs7s_g20WZWJhEU/w640-h350/2023-08-07%20a%20012%20North%20Albert%20St.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Flexity 012 on North Albert Street in Fleetwood</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Flexity 012 entered service on Sunday 6th August with a new vinyl wrap advert for the Pleasure Beach. Contravision has been restricted to the end and centre sections, leaving the windows on the two twin-door sections clear of advertising. The tram is a welcome addition to the fleet, with its bright and cheerful advert, especially in light of other overall wrap adverts having been lost over the last few years. Note all the photos in this report were taken on Monday 7th August.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rzOp-ae946SQMF9o1ZEAK0hgU2y-MBoiVfBy8l1rtVN9Patou3kiR_UG_58E0CpCSMy53-EFJLauZ-_4Jl5WL-1fWpdOkHHYDZg1DOyaOxX-lmCj-5sIz4W1qNQXdXQhc8MGEdUp-F35dR4uZs-fNnNsh2eZF2izdWOU6Qw4yQ3mFes9ha-6FXN1szI/s1650/2023-08-07%20e%20Fleetwood%20Ferry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rzOp-ae946SQMF9o1ZEAK0hgU2y-MBoiVfBy8l1rtVN9Patou3kiR_UG_58E0CpCSMy53-EFJLauZ-_4Jl5WL-1fWpdOkHHYDZg1DOyaOxX-lmCj-5sIz4W1qNQXdXQhc8MGEdUp-F35dR4uZs-fNnNsh2eZF2izdWOU6Qw4yQ3mFes9ha-6FXN1szI/w640-h350/2023-08-07%20e%20Fleetwood%20Ferry.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Flexity 012 at Fleetwood Ferry on the afternoon of Monday 7th August</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwwrN8mNDNJdLiIWpjAHaA9_39WTJNnQ10_QBbyTyrXNzdr7B3tze4aJtwf8LyXwQ2dUkOL9_rEPaqXd0gi7dfLgxeCpQXj4-bDBdldT8BeqRmRUpEQukdQrY-tXY1JRD_BeRmcP5Qusq6GF8wsYptak9AGYDBjWsfPCzLZ9bThdpfBKSc8JMRvkllQY/s1800/2023-08-07%20c%20Fleetwood%20Ferry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwwrN8mNDNJdLiIWpjAHaA9_39WTJNnQ10_QBbyTyrXNzdr7B3tze4aJtwf8LyXwQ2dUkOL9_rEPaqXd0gi7dfLgxeCpQXj4-bDBdldT8BeqRmRUpEQukdQrY-tXY1JRD_BeRmcP5Qusq6GF8wsYptak9AGYDBjWsfPCzLZ9bThdpfBKSc8JMRvkllQY/w640-h320/2023-08-07%20c%20Fleetwood%20Ferry.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Flexity 012 at Fleetwood Ferry on the morning of Monday 7th August</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUI1n5X7HvIy8YN5tBBxFgjtDT9oHHXuJCOXI1gSjpAnujJRh4LpdOGwIo-NtuRhi6GGM_YsCbvK_mqWpEM6fmENAo2ZnM-L-ttyxvqk29nl5KvABvI6WPvdNr10BnKrYBjKj1X5yc_tEoIa99VN6EaeSG01AOFmWF6CEqvTqnzlNrLed5CMhCQECUzA/s1500/2023-08-07%20b%20012%20Bold%20Street.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUI1n5X7HvIy8YN5tBBxFgjtDT9oHHXuJCOXI1gSjpAnujJRh4LpdOGwIo-NtuRhi6GGM_YsCbvK_mqWpEM6fmENAo2ZnM-L-ttyxvqk29nl5KvABvI6WPvdNr10BnKrYBjKj1X5yc_tEoIa99VN6EaeSG01AOFmWF6CEqvTqnzlNrLed5CMhCQECUzA/w640-h384/2023-08-07%20b%20012%20Bold%20Street.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Flexity 012 at the northern terminus in Bold Street, Fleetwood</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOggzcjJiCm9IgKxlR6T-x5a9xg_MZsSbKgOJnssYyk0G4kYNPtuUPbIs2LVDWp--KUdIR8V9eS3zW5pC_f-4xb2WwqRjklRzf_VBiLMux_wc_0pFFft_v-cYw7wZgUGW0vnwo2r_ev7ZkS7i_u2CEKGxct9eVXikGnUJepTBZJPZarQFZfX6QQo-ebbg/s1500/2023-08-07%20d%20Pharos%20St.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOggzcjJiCm9IgKxlR6T-x5a9xg_MZsSbKgOJnssYyk0G4kYNPtuUPbIs2LVDWp--KUdIR8V9eS3zW5pC_f-4xb2WwqRjklRzf_VBiLMux_wc_0pFFft_v-cYw7wZgUGW0vnwo2r_ev7ZkS7i_u2CEKGxct9eVXikGnUJepTBZJPZarQFZfX6QQo-ebbg/w640-h384/2023-08-07%20d%20Pharos%20St.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Flexity 012 turning right into Pharos Street in Fleetwood</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-66268628491578031052023-07-18T17:12:00.001+01:002023-07-20T20:39:26.617+01:00Centenary 645 leaves Rigby Road<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNj1fzy8SlEy_Z7h3_6li05NdqqODrWPP_oqzmlQ5ZgFT_MI7gZc0TsJLH0UAd_-LOsQ6bEQQ0U_0RQ1pTUOQmqsx0ldgUN-3ySJCIjZ-f7vx4_5Ftq_I2KxloNi_O0k_wM1cjq0irSiOloHpVpwva_C5Cx7eV5QBpZe9pm8srmx9YC-3WBnQfRFMYRs/s1650/2023-07-18%20a%20645%20Blundell%20St.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGNj1fzy8SlEy_Z7h3_6li05NdqqODrWPP_oqzmlQ5ZgFT_MI7gZc0TsJLH0UAd_-LOsQ6bEQQ0U_0RQ1pTUOQmqsx0ldgUN-3ySJCIjZ-f7vx4_5Ftq_I2KxloNi_O0k_wM1cjq0irSiOloHpVpwva_C5Cx7eV5QBpZe9pm8srmx9YC-3WBnQfRFMYRs/w640-h350/2023-07-18%20a%20645%20Blundell%20St.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Centenary 645 chained down on Allelys low loader in Blundell Street</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Centenary 645 was the latest tram to leave Blackpool this morning. An early start was made in moving 645 on Tuesday 18th July, with the tram being towed out of the depot by Unimog 939, before being winched onto the low loader of Allelys Heavy Haulage in Blundell Street. The low loader needed to reverse out of Blundell Street into Hopton Road and then Lytham Road before heading out of town. Unfortunately the loading bay of Home Bargains was blocked by parked cars, necessitating a tricky manoeuvre using the road instead. The low loader first attempted to reverse around the south side of the large kerbed island and traction pole in the middle of Hopton Road, unfortunately this route failed due to a parked car on the road near the depot entrance. The transporter moved back into Blundell Street before eventually squeezing through the tight gap (for a large low loader) on the north side of the large island in Hopton Road. After safely reversing all the way down to Lytham Road, the low loader with 645 onboard headed off just before 10:30 am. The destination of the journey was Crich tramway museum, for some secret project that has yet to be revealed. It's exactly six years this month since 645 returned to Rigby Road tram depot from its previous home of Windy Harbour Caravan Park on the Fylde.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobApyR05DdPUv_AC4PHb_BCSiKDMMfZd4HL3E7bXE_0sFxltGI1Wd_1TQNDNJ2tFSd-kUxPPzVBWdh5xYM5qmr6OwEajeB8ox7cpl40cLf1-S0PZHekZTHSO_W8ZXuXD1bksGU3EL4Rbv7V2ME3tg3s7QkRM6X3Mw0NJTHyU7FSesZl9TBV34EDQHA54/s1650/2023-07-18%20b%20645%20Blundell%20St.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiobApyR05DdPUv_AC4PHb_BCSiKDMMfZd4HL3E7bXE_0sFxltGI1Wd_1TQNDNJ2tFSd-kUxPPzVBWdh5xYM5qmr6OwEajeB8ox7cpl40cLf1-S0PZHekZTHSO_W8ZXuXD1bksGU3EL4Rbv7V2ME3tg3s7QkRM6X3Mw0NJTHyU7FSesZl9TBV34EDQHA54/w640-h350/2023-07-18%20b%20645%20Blundell%20St.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>645 in Blundell Street ready to depart</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXIxDmd6_Mo3CcuVV9PUh1JrHf8EKdhwEAqdsTqxaHhmg7Q2AzlOnZecqRdCs56XpUklZKtMO3nzhQ-99j2xQomCt9FS_WJsXXSHzvVdne3jDShhAGDEeXIAH_gceDYHxX_3qGpPVmAIJGUkfS3DzlXYVFXSbEBo0W0cJG7UH5WxqtCl_VrEZa1Nw9t4/s1500/2023-07-18%20c%20645%20Blundell%20St.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXIxDmd6_Mo3CcuVV9PUh1JrHf8EKdhwEAqdsTqxaHhmg7Q2AzlOnZecqRdCs56XpUklZKtMO3nzhQ-99j2xQomCt9FS_WJsXXSHzvVdne3jDShhAGDEeXIAH_gceDYHxX_3qGpPVmAIJGUkfS3DzlXYVFXSbEBo0W0cJG7UH5WxqtCl_VrEZa1Nw9t4/w640-h384/2023-07-18%20c%20645%20Blundell%20St.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The low loader attempting to manoeuvre around the south side of the large raised island</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBxuIvCITZ5CHEmxqHGs3jMsyrQPtF-QzoJvaUMd0jeoXsMvFgqQKi7VaJDQsq65gK0W6z12C2YHOLOAZOh8ppadNa6PHLoQx7a8N94Me9fTgLq1YvxrLbZVxDQ0-2NUeUniQOR45l-8rBQGUjfhiZTsDQ47IcEOYjAhDbzuVOqefj_xzawCKwqnSBac/s1650/2023-07-18%20d%20645%20Blundell%20St.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaBxuIvCITZ5CHEmxqHGs3jMsyrQPtF-QzoJvaUMd0jeoXsMvFgqQKi7VaJDQsq65gK0W6z12C2YHOLOAZOh8ppadNa6PHLoQx7a8N94Me9fTgLq1YvxrLbZVxDQ0-2NUeUniQOR45l-8rBQGUjfhiZTsDQ47IcEOYjAhDbzuVOqefj_xzawCKwqnSBac/w640-h350/2023-07-18%20d%20645%20Blundell%20St.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>This route was blocked by an awkwardly parked Ford Ka outside the depot</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLlHZUDFM-uPxIGuxE6FG3tpLjuFW7hoyb3hwjnGeDMld4NFI01MKFCSRqXCQA5dRrYDXsLW8p-oT0_aHfkrz2dY61Z221LvFCJCOz0V9M9EpXYib4MkI37mqw0x7Vu-GE_pQ2NvrnTb05I3HS3bO4gc8_93kLnVbdNv-w80g2N-CmGi6caoa4yVOqPM/s1500/2023-07-18%20e%20645%20Blundell%20St.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLlHZUDFM-uPxIGuxE6FG3tpLjuFW7hoyb3hwjnGeDMld4NFI01MKFCSRqXCQA5dRrYDXsLW8p-oT0_aHfkrz2dY61Z221LvFCJCOz0V9M9EpXYib4MkI37mqw0x7Vu-GE_pQ2NvrnTb05I3HS3bO4gc8_93kLnVbdNv-w80g2N-CmGi6caoa4yVOqPM/w640-h384/2023-07-18%20e%20645%20Blundell%20St.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The low loader then attempted to squeeze around the north side of the large kerb in Hopton Road</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofAmKlw0iAXHbc-eO_2Izl3WmcH13WXP8hV-OSq8N9kihcg04UMSQXwkibCC05ou47t0uds7KPN9abSRnWo4UkaD8leySw-sO7pOStOhUNRviTYHPRBOOaIdAqdPfYYENgrSm_kr4qRSDKsNtcCvvh8MdDMCdfYd-UXsWD1181kymF3lzAusahqsWPTk/s1500/2023-07-18%20f%20645%20Hopton%20Rd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofAmKlw0iAXHbc-eO_2Izl3WmcH13WXP8hV-OSq8N9kihcg04UMSQXwkibCC05ou47t0uds7KPN9abSRnWo4UkaD8leySw-sO7pOStOhUNRviTYHPRBOOaIdAqdPfYYENgrSm_kr4qRSDKsNtcCvvh8MdDMCdfYd-UXsWD1181kymF3lzAusahqsWPTk/w640-h384/2023-07-18%20f%20645%20Hopton%20Rd.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>This time the low loader successfully gained access to Hopton Road</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7lLZTG7a2FZdfZiTkxsBN0FSYt5PhFRPupbcc6l3whV4RaEyKcEy3wGTAyIRP3lq3lBXz8wEQ8PVKPeSpgpl73kBlnbx1vmLpkq7yGLU-t_PudSB3ctznsO6aGHdQ4iKHvEwny6iTbbvZnDKA-91sVpar5RBQs_8vCRBOlObiuxqRUmDkFo5pDV6BVY/s1500/2023-07-18%20g%20645%20Hopton%20Rd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7lLZTG7a2FZdfZiTkxsBN0FSYt5PhFRPupbcc6l3whV4RaEyKcEy3wGTAyIRP3lq3lBXz8wEQ8PVKPeSpgpl73kBlnbx1vmLpkq7yGLU-t_PudSB3ctznsO6aGHdQ4iKHvEwny6iTbbvZnDKA-91sVpar5RBQs_8vCRBOlObiuxqRUmDkFo5pDV6BVY/w640-h384/2023-07-18%20g%20645%20Hopton%20Rd.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The low loader reversing from Hopton Road into Lytham Road</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QNcIZSAejlR6LXboVf5r-zKuEa72sdvk8h8gkhqe2y7kngkdXQgiJlpwTnMpFIwviKP19VRaCo9LmB634AiO98AUTXFqO0xuoQ0LtR2zJtzA3iJHh3LXyrL7_URJcKyoagLXprr3A9FEMivxHqco72lzsff5dZ8ct05ezzZWg1FGEUouF2lRS2pawfY/s1500/2023-07-18%20i%20645%20Lytham%20Road.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QNcIZSAejlR6LXboVf5r-zKuEa72sdvk8h8gkhqe2y7kngkdXQgiJlpwTnMpFIwviKP19VRaCo9LmB634AiO98AUTXFqO0xuoQ0LtR2zJtzA3iJHh3LXyrL7_URJcKyoagLXprr3A9FEMivxHqco72lzsff5dZ8ct05ezzZWg1FGEUouF2lRS2pawfY/w640-h384/2023-07-18%20i%20645%20Lytham%20Road.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The low loader with 645 and escort vehicle heading south down Lytham Road</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVT8HeVNEtaG43cM_WOuLSYCDVOWITNOySPzMGBPW__907oXin31ObkoK0rssY0iLoHuyGNWVUT0lx19bE2aC8oPOOKxU4wfBZdpcs-7YozwHQ-teDL-OQ3Z_NqdtJkSInPMY0iAGwutxQ1sGBbv7Bh_tVFiErLReym4boDn65Wt8BlQqR1rOzzX5lvQ/s1500/2011-09-30%20a%20645%20Imperial%20Hotel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVT8HeVNEtaG43cM_WOuLSYCDVOWITNOySPzMGBPW__907oXin31ObkoK0rssY0iLoHuyGNWVUT0lx19bE2aC8oPOOKxU4wfBZdpcs-7YozwHQ-teDL-OQ3Z_NqdtJkSInPMY0iAGwutxQ1sGBbv7Bh_tVFiErLReym4boDn65Wt8BlQqR1rOzzX5lvQ/w640-h384/2011-09-30%20a%20645%20Imperial%20Hotel.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Centenary 645 passing the Imperial Hotel in September 2011</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDOjEgEaXt4exL8rHc4THj_2xogqlUGLZV7cqJDC0RwAHgLrIgTi8WCIuaHoTKk-787bnYZVQgdpqYxl2GOIO390deH81qhpoBNEUQbYqt3N3aWDmeqJuDx-6gmphFeDAepUujsmnJNKhs2MVEKeX7qLvbZHk3iUIEcqa1z0ZyPDrV0a-oTsXVYGAc10/s1500/2017-07-27%20a%20645%20at%20Windy%20Harbour.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDOjEgEaXt4exL8rHc4THj_2xogqlUGLZV7cqJDC0RwAHgLrIgTi8WCIuaHoTKk-787bnYZVQgdpqYxl2GOIO390deH81qhpoBNEUQbYqt3N3aWDmeqJuDx-6gmphFeDAepUujsmnJNKhs2MVEKeX7qLvbZHk3iUIEcqa1z0ZyPDrV0a-oTsXVYGAc10/w640-h384/2017-07-27%20a%20645%20at%20Windy%20Harbour.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>645 on Windy Harbour Caravan Park in 2017 with a few boarded up broken windows</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-1330170504410578972023-07-16T23:52:00.083+01:002023-07-19T09:11:45.691+01:00Fleetwood Tram Replacement Service<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vV8W0sVvTZ4xzASxBc9BDjXCNDBM8VMaXzdQAitvwSot8FIWYzEAW9NOOgIwzGkP3JXBSXfgNPUpcMqd9NH6I0NTbbViolWPcexuq46XhLGr_WU2ameWbefVvwrcd2u7tfvYRA7q8f9mHhAx5cPIF3L1Q2JmhTt902M_0NBAfr37jOiWpRGUYARaMls/s1500/2023-07-16%20g%20418%20Bold%20Street.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5vV8W0sVvTZ4xzASxBc9BDjXCNDBM8VMaXzdQAitvwSot8FIWYzEAW9NOOgIwzGkP3JXBSXfgNPUpcMqd9NH6I0NTbbViolWPcexuq46XhLGr_WU2ameWbefVvwrcd2u7tfvYRA7q8f9mHhAx5cPIF3L1Q2JmhTt902M_0NBAfr37jOiWpRGUYARaMls/w640-h384/2023-07-16%20g%20418%20Bold%20Street.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Enviro 418 in Bold Street on the tram replacement bus service on Sunday 16th July</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;">As a consequence of the Fleetwood Festival of Transport being cancelled due to wind, there was no Flexity tram service between Fisherman's Walk and Fleetwood Ferry from the start of service until 17:30 on Sunday 16th July. The reason given for the truncated tram service was that the drivers shifts had already been arranged in advance for Tram Sunday (which subsequently didn't take place), and couldn't be altered at such short notice. A free tram replacement shuttle bus service operated between Fisherman's Walk and Bold Street during the period of short running.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CB-laBP_a5MH4vwjoeUI5Yl0T9yDu1wnoKusyTVQYhP5rvoejhH34YRZfTZLc1pwmZcJytY0FjwDt3hvS0H0A0SPltCbPNGQwNMKrYttnYjH85euJzFdC__lW530tEVjDlm7yHkU3UhRKvvn3P1bff8-uuuSEAadvJF1ODN7vXSDjh8WxbXSwY2m9BM/s1650/2023-07-16%20f%20012%20Ash%20Street.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CB-laBP_a5MH4vwjoeUI5Yl0T9yDu1wnoKusyTVQYhP5rvoejhH34YRZfTZLc1pwmZcJytY0FjwDt3hvS0H0A0SPltCbPNGQwNMKrYttnYjH85euJzFdC__lW530tEVjDlm7yHkU3UhRKvvn3P1bff8-uuuSEAadvJF1ODN7vXSDjh8WxbXSwY2m9BM/w640-h350/2023-07-16%20f%20012%20Ash%20Street.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><i style="font-family: arial;">Flexity 012 turning back short at Fisherman's Walk on Sunday 16th July</i></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNTlu6FYuzxJTDvjK_dSghC8bdCfIFiuT5ZXwotsSxPJCpZ8HC0NfEpXARo1UoUGz17-l6Gk8zG8JrzsxN-Y1-N7qO6fmVZV9kkSYFxDMVuENHiagJ0K8s-o21_-G_MSxDqFi2DUWzIHCZCqrwgBpWzOAxQpBnBmvRJqyiLBVySmn3iIVjRRMgo5rcVac/s1500/2023-07-16%20e%20012%20Fisherman's%20Walk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNTlu6FYuzxJTDvjK_dSghC8bdCfIFiuT5ZXwotsSxPJCpZ8HC0NfEpXARo1UoUGz17-l6Gk8zG8JrzsxN-Y1-N7qO6fmVZV9kkSYFxDMVuENHiagJ0K8s-o21_-G_MSxDqFi2DUWzIHCZCqrwgBpWzOAxQpBnBmvRJqyiLBVySmn3iIVjRRMgo5rcVac/w640-h384/2023-07-16%20e%20012%20Fisherman's%20Walk.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Flexity 012 terminating at Fisherman's Walk on Sunday 16th July</i></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28GWZgzRrb7aRZbtaRtqotlnSnTzgz-Vb_arT9SMFzVbF39fgSH0Z1BkkLsGbWHLEeAeceSVz97qLaSFe1KlDhI0WBZDD2quIej0B4urfMWAjbk1tKhVGL_J3ctSmlw00i1A575P6qEWJhI8e1_65j09YMm0C_nHemx_P4gSCSoHffLfP2j_E-hUl1T0/s1500/2023-07-16%20d%20011%20Ash%20Street.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28GWZgzRrb7aRZbtaRtqotlnSnTzgz-Vb_arT9SMFzVbF39fgSH0Z1BkkLsGbWHLEeAeceSVz97qLaSFe1KlDhI0WBZDD2quIej0B4urfMWAjbk1tKhVGL_J3ctSmlw00i1A575P6qEWJhI8e1_65j09YMm0C_nHemx_P4gSCSoHffLfP2j_E-hUl1T0/w640-h384/2023-07-16%20d%20011%20Ash%20Street.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Flexity 011 crew changing the points on the crossover at Ash Street on Sunday 16th July</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-7433961916625392172023-07-16T23:07:00.001+01:002023-07-17T13:45:35.873+01:00Heritage Trams on No Tram Sunday <p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhU-UhmvFnij6IApPR1h2TkiPW7aeiimaCtmDctCwr7wnqWZla0JWwnAz2SQ9P_okou0bhlkRzLHsOA4LXKXKjZvJqZIWyeBzU2wLJRKCzB5xLV6SLBMhBRIvXey7mD3S9Y93zQ_kVgphRQblt0LNzyGnC2_OUcoQWMe1dNVnkzdQobgMAY0mtsVejzuU/s1500/2023-07-16%20c%20723%20Pharos%20Street.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhU-UhmvFnij6IApPR1h2TkiPW7aeiimaCtmDctCwr7wnqWZla0JWwnAz2SQ9P_okou0bhlkRzLHsOA4LXKXKjZvJqZIWyeBzU2wLJRKCzB5xLV6SLBMhBRIvXey7mD3S9Y93zQ_kVgphRQblt0LNzyGnC2_OUcoQWMe1dNVnkzdQobgMAY0mtsVejzuU/w640-h384/2023-07-16%20c%20723%20Pharos%20Street.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Balloon 723 at Pharos Street on 16th July, which should have been thronging with Tram Sunday visitors</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">The Fleetwood Festival of Transport, commonly know as Tram Sunday, should have been held this weekend. Unfortunately in light of forecast 25 mph winds (occasionally gusting up to 35 mph) the event was cancelled for insurance reasons. The cancellation was all the more frustrating for the organisers, local businesses and visitors because Sunday afternoon turned out to be lovely and sunny, although admittedly there was a fairly stiff breeze blowing in the morning. The one bonus to the event being scrapped was that heritage trams were able to run all the way to Fleetwood Ferry on the Sunday of the enhanced heritage weekend, instead of turning back at Ash Street.</span></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdM-PI8RRUoFIbGj1nxdk9LmFkZO5I6R9gndMhZvRGhTSk3SfHrwUMDfwg1BEC5YEvI_LYIfnJE5VzXc0KNHIsSe3EXYyDsNNn3qG5R7k4nf9jHfbnI7CT3w8_l1QKOmoo6MQ2XOfPNzVm2LdN6Ze_13Zk4MHd_fo95pvhNSMSmorwt6Jkyw2GK9zZ6Tw/s1500/2023-07-16%20a%20631%20&%20437%20North%20Albert%20Street.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdM-PI8RRUoFIbGj1nxdk9LmFkZO5I6R9gndMhZvRGhTSk3SfHrwUMDfwg1BEC5YEvI_LYIfnJE5VzXc0KNHIsSe3EXYyDsNNn3qG5R7k4nf9jHfbnI7CT3w8_l1QKOmoo6MQ2XOfPNzVm2LdN6Ze_13Zk4MHd_fo95pvhNSMSmorwt6Jkyw2GK9zZ6Tw/w640-h384/2023-07-16%20a%20631%20&%20437%20North%20Albert%20Street.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Brush 631 passing Enviro 437 in North Albert Street on Sunday 16th July</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOact9oEsnKPGqnN-N_fFPk3tTFk7UCy_98Is5HjcxjYXndqr9IalAoFJAgTFJWYhHZNhzan-IDdm9CVlx38cxE_aWmWfYnh77SHuyJWz4O-ybcVkZWzZrcGnxhzuBGZTlcQFuc7poPpzyr5LuZBIqp_wADc5PKopSVdO1UhaSZaFLcBHFftJXm5MYqHk/s1500/2023-07-15%20a%20723%20Thornton%20Gate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOact9oEsnKPGqnN-N_fFPk3tTFk7UCy_98Is5HjcxjYXndqr9IalAoFJAgTFJWYhHZNhzan-IDdm9CVlx38cxE_aWmWfYnh77SHuyJWz4O-ybcVkZWzZrcGnxhzuBGZTlcQFuc7poPpzyr5LuZBIqp_wADc5PKopSVdO1UhaSZaFLcBHFftJXm5MYqHk/w640-h384/2023-07-15%20a%20723%20Thornton%20Gate.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Balloon 723 passing over the road crossing at Thornton Gate on 15th July</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-87222697278450410032023-06-24T22:57:00.001+01:002023-06-27T16:46:55.218+01:00Arnside Garden Tramway<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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In addition to Jon's own garden layout there were two visiting G scale tracks, one running trams and the other narrow gauge steam locomotives.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUyhsHuk-UQgKPPE503JUFoVb_W7q4Y75JWtW_xAfrpbn5AtGRWOsZt4v1mUUFymr4kfEpI8FhLYKX_Wx6B8rOBm2EC4Jz8KaGzpyVuSSm7G_OrbtlMndUAS8Ea07e4g_Lf7oQ2UNTwTCgm6V5e4dbDcg1kT_19mru6Z1PgXx_vhYl8qcQLsh8UiRA2oI/s1500/2023-06-24%20h%20Cardiff%20water%20car%20131%20&%20linecar%20trailer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUyhsHuk-UQgKPPE503JUFoVb_W7q4Y75JWtW_xAfrpbn5AtGRWOsZt4v1mUUFymr4kfEpI8FhLYKX_Wx6B8rOBm2EC4Jz8KaGzpyVuSSm7G_OrbtlMndUAS8Ea07e4g_Lf7oQ2UNTwTCgm6V5e4dbDcg1kT_19mru6Z1PgXx_vhYl8qcQLsh8UiRA2oI/w640-h384/2023-06-24%20h%20Cardiff%20water%20car%20131%20&%20linecar%20trailer.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>1:16 scale Cardiff water car 131 towing a linecar trailer</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvEUsiNpf1m7P1VkKVRe6535XZqQj2jmV4V-adRdIc-1SuR3yZqz7udb77DIsPjeGDtBdSySJfMQ9Zi5CtqIYcKAPe950-CryktSdB_A6qExjlo6hH-4t8ee81AwQ293M_PybOjwhWvrkBHEI97e5WqpV04TXQssANVkA__QBX2KQMYPVGkekxvjExO4/s1500/2023-06-24%20b%20G%20Scale%20Kitson%20Steam%20Tram%20Loco.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsvEUsiNpf1m7P1VkKVRe6535XZqQj2jmV4V-adRdIc-1SuR3yZqz7udb77DIsPjeGDtBdSySJfMQ9Zi5CtqIYcKAPe950-CryktSdB_A6qExjlo6hH-4t8ee81AwQ293M_PybOjwhWvrkBHEI97e5WqpV04TXQssANVkA__QBX2KQMYPVGkekxvjExO4/w640-h384/2023-06-24%20b%20G%20Scale%20Kitson%20Steam%20Tram%20Loco.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A G scale Kitson steam tram locomotive and trailer</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF2Gf5Jre7eaU7H8La1RoH2M7SdCu9KEp_U18GYvrBa9WRZVlYt9D8GKk3vuI8ASZRzJ3p5JkPz5DAb9jZrNjRUL4RnIGpE20dZWiq8lnNzMFw7mPSMZxkrTSi2PMl5nTOk1hcyS3aIdZA0svx5SdIvOg-MDT0jzhlQGAWb3KP9kvuynHLW-0md2zXfQ/s1350/2023-06-24%20f%20Darwen%20Demi-car%2015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1350" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibF2Gf5Jre7eaU7H8La1RoH2M7SdCu9KEp_U18GYvrBa9WRZVlYt9D8GKk3vuI8ASZRzJ3p5JkPz5DAb9jZrNjRUL4RnIGpE20dZWiq8lnNzMFw7mPSMZxkrTSi2PMl5nTOk1hcyS3aIdZA0svx5SdIvOg-MDT0jzhlQGAWb3KP9kvuynHLW-0md2zXfQ/w640-h426/2023-06-24%20f%20Darwen%20Demi-car%2015.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A 1:16 scale model of Darwen Corporation Milnes Voss Demi-car 15 built by Richard Hargreaves</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAUokGPDqLfBFZQyAiEHS5lZoS4ing2-_5qGqFYrKrmMwYz8KEU6E6KfEtzwwU_F8Ob5FZSgt3OzbXL4sKJmYZBto-hfbfaMnP1jA_-ARANWNNPi3MYh0N1S58O5FTQnuIHCfrw_eLVy4kXo4x14ixUsA8HyBVhfxj_64o38veYnfKY7IbT48nm9Zp4I/s1500/2023-06-24%20c%20Southport%20Tramways%20Company%20Demi-car%2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTAUokGPDqLfBFZQyAiEHS5lZoS4ing2-_5qGqFYrKrmMwYz8KEU6E6KfEtzwwU_F8Ob5FZSgt3OzbXL4sKJmYZBto-hfbfaMnP1jA_-ARANWNNPi3MYh0N1S58O5FTQnuIHCfrw_eLVy4kXo4x14ixUsA8HyBVhfxj_64o38veYnfKY7IbT48nm9Zp4I/w640-h384/2023-06-24%20c%20Southport%20Tramways%20Company%20Demi-car%2021.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A partly completed 1:16 scale model of Southport Tramways Company Demi-car 21</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKE6kqCGAAHSWFJIntnrzFzqYTEzFo5zxgtpAFkOtfIr0BTlwSH8gWhwX9LuUDMNYwAIE_Qp3trOZx_VwiwARA1iHlasrsioSM2dY3OtH-Psi7oj24sDoeIc58PPmH9ZPWXr1aIr1osxRfxiaum9QXPHQYyN576QWIvNkIUwwP5RU_mUhOvUcel2K0sHE/s1500/2023-06-24%20k%20G%20Scale%20live%20steam%20loco%20Wilhelm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKE6kqCGAAHSWFJIntnrzFzqYTEzFo5zxgtpAFkOtfIr0BTlwSH8gWhwX9LuUDMNYwAIE_Qp3trOZx_VwiwARA1iHlasrsioSM2dY3OtH-Psi7oj24sDoeIc58PPmH9ZPWXr1aIr1osxRfxiaum9QXPHQYyN576QWIvNkIUwwP5RU_mUhOvUcel2K0sHE/w640-h384/2023-06-24%20k%20G%20Scale%20live%20steam%20loco%20Wilhelm.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A live steam G scale model of 0-4-0 tank engine Wilhelm</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZXWAb6prTU8gP5cGgHk-a_9C_HRag7jTic_FB-fOEacTws1v7i2Rkgy33vDDzf8UUmI7rtaIchsWft1RvksAHxGNsiTVSbwJ59ZU7TqPtbzVeSg2Z_krFb9l_RCxBXD4P2hWb_BqRtwoy0i_SMYgJmBUvSl-xingJkMK9RCJdtfNxM24_GSRmIFGCEI/s1500/2023-06-24%20g%20Blackbird.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZXWAb6prTU8gP5cGgHk-a_9C_HRag7jTic_FB-fOEacTws1v7i2Rkgy33vDDzf8UUmI7rtaIchsWft1RvksAHxGNsiTVSbwJ59ZU7TqPtbzVeSg2Z_krFb9l_RCxBXD4P2hWb_BqRtwoy0i_SMYgJmBUvSl-xingJkMK9RCJdtfNxM24_GSRmIFGCEI/w640-h384/2023-06-24%20g%20Blackbird.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Beware of giant female blackbirds feeding along the tram track</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-84244766138485248672023-06-21T15:23:00.001+01:002023-06-21T15:29:28.724+01:00Flexity 017 Affinity Advert<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8ImL01pMMVZw305Qj0XZJeSTy4XnMuBlxHmiZz7ehhPhr7dL2ZKen7Z2Yd2RAB9eZEl6T0xVmYkcLITPQHdj6-jJ2y2IFrNz9Ea6yjJxJgyDYtkuudvmmFWrPKBNtJ6DgNgXnIO_W3rkx3QL2ji39VGjH6_bKb5mMBSU0sDk6hitW3Ux-sCOOm60foU/s1500/2023-06-21%20b%20017%20Fleetwood.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8ImL01pMMVZw305Qj0XZJeSTy4XnMuBlxHmiZz7ehhPhr7dL2ZKen7Z2Yd2RAB9eZEl6T0xVmYkcLITPQHdj6-jJ2y2IFrNz9Ea6yjJxJgyDYtkuudvmmFWrPKBNtJ6DgNgXnIO_W3rkx3QL2ji39VGjH6_bKb5mMBSU0sDk6hitW3Ux-sCOOm60foU/w640-h384/2023-06-21%20b%20017%20Fleetwood.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Flexity 017 in Pharos Street with its new Fleetwood Affinity Shopping Outlet advert</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">Flexity 017 has been noted in service carrying an advert for the Affinity Shopping Outlet at Fleetwood, formerly known as Freeport. Whereas the previous Freeport adverts on Flexity 016 were ambitious all over pictorial affairs, the Affinity advert on Flexity 017 is merely a bargain basement banner advert, on one side of the tram only.</span><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BB-fXa8wg93MdQEpkLD-VUN06iitZ1MizyShetHaoPIP5CVl8LTPAwvOGwI_ZXi5HfeXMoytJKjSkBopwq92mVW8H8SldDN8LuWT4pz2mfdFyNUCqvIz-DWtRRDi5XGAqNO4LEdo5qWrjPvNbL6Nme2B9iALNtRwiuqnJXzkbXx27xYoQzhyVho1GKo/s1650/2023-06-21%20a%20017%20Fleetwood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4BB-fXa8wg93MdQEpkLD-VUN06iitZ1MizyShetHaoPIP5CVl8LTPAwvOGwI_ZXi5HfeXMoytJKjSkBopwq92mVW8H8SldDN8LuWT4pz2mfdFyNUCqvIz-DWtRRDi5XGAqNO4LEdo5qWrjPvNbL6Nme2B9iALNtRwiuqnJXzkbXx27xYoQzhyVho1GKo/w640-h350/2023-06-21%20a%20017%20Fleetwood.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Flexity 017 on North Albert Street displaying its new Affinity advert</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguypDbayfvS3_bDoSoZw8RqckL8akSRicx5p2JohIudfWuqQMqP9cNaB_6NmneJgaYch5dfepYGKY12f2DIZt5v5f2Bx4otZs4iZOBrbDHB5bwlkHAXPWq2v-XabsH6qQNC1HHZU8ahD3NtKoMdkTkkO23D_4dhMe0hkXsoSkj3zhwEzSJF2wYOjGQLHU/s1500/2023-06-21%20c%20017%20Fleetwood.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguypDbayfvS3_bDoSoZw8RqckL8akSRicx5p2JohIudfWuqQMqP9cNaB_6NmneJgaYch5dfepYGKY12f2DIZt5v5f2Bx4otZs4iZOBrbDHB5bwlkHAXPWq2v-XabsH6qQNC1HHZU8ahD3NtKoMdkTkkO23D_4dhMe0hkXsoSkj3zhwEzSJF2wYOjGQLHU/w640-h384/2023-06-21%20c%20017%20Fleetwood.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The Affinity advert on the centre section of Flexity 017</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWhfMWyO2oayk11mhc7k0DmI1QAAPn07rFiNX5WMcIPeoE45Owt2Ws-iFIU-ZiDYnk9AydFOrtWbi311Q3p60Sn6AdAkuvcKiaaa_QfwSj5OMxjxaScSDYjhqetvo0s4kDmLWNElb6uXVJHToNdNeAAckMK5QVyNSXiKJ7rRbdf6IxixfjJVCXtvlB0s/s1440/2015-04-04%20f%20016%20Man%20Sq.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWhfMWyO2oayk11mhc7k0DmI1QAAPn07rFiNX5WMcIPeoE45Owt2Ws-iFIU-ZiDYnk9AydFOrtWbi311Q3p60Sn6AdAkuvcKiaaa_QfwSj5OMxjxaScSDYjhqetvo0s4kDmLWNElb6uXVJHToNdNeAAckMK5QVyNSXiKJ7rRbdf6IxixfjJVCXtvlB0s/w640-h320/2015-04-04%20f%20016%20Man%20Sq.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Flexity 016 with the second version of the Freeport Fleetwood overall advert in 2015</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEOnK-0PZikIMzSm9i1PDYXnBDdMT_IztHW1VEg7H_6rwE-2CYuhERQ8o25kqgmvU80G8BNpYyJLe9Tj1vHblrjWGI4r9P0K14dKCpSdS3yNOvZIsyu4ScaD4bsvKrkbRVJ9NiIm0lYy5EGxlGCHHaBCexcObi9Ln8Ckg5bcK2yL6kZwL1UMpW1ojADM/s1320/2014-04-18%20c%20016%20Tower.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1320" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijEOnK-0PZikIMzSm9i1PDYXnBDdMT_IztHW1VEg7H_6rwE-2CYuhERQ8o25kqgmvU80G8BNpYyJLe9Tj1vHblrjWGI4r9P0K14dKCpSdS3yNOvZIsyu4ScaD4bsvKrkbRVJ9NiIm0lYy5EGxlGCHHaBCexcObi9Ln8Ckg5bcK2yL6kZwL1UMpW1ojADM/w640-h350/2014-04-18%20c%20016%20Tower.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Flexity 016 with the first version of the Freeport Fleetwood overall advert in 2014</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-17164649800120160872023-06-11T23:50:00.166+01:002023-06-13T00:35:23.620+01:002023 Cleveleys Car Show<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJW7bCA6z2qqCjncXZ9dpcbG4C0fzHLhlwkmC-FB1ejvMVIfABmfP01djFGkaoh32wbVAZTELWAr7GKRhX_OoFl_A29POxqyXevarQzrwF0LpXjTdyg33p5YnZ5IVnwsxIwKXH5Mnu6DJ0XBE33SI2H_U4-524z6LgLCP7x9K5KSDY9DFxj5SQ_E6Z/s1500/2023-06-11%20b%202015%20Chevrolet%20Corvette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJW7bCA6z2qqCjncXZ9dpcbG4C0fzHLhlwkmC-FB1ejvMVIfABmfP01djFGkaoh32wbVAZTELWAr7GKRhX_OoFl_A29POxqyXevarQzrwF0LpXjTdyg33p5YnZ5IVnwsxIwKXH5Mnu6DJ0XBE33SI2H_U4-524z6LgLCP7x9K5KSDY9DFxj5SQ_E6Z/w640-h384/2023-06-11%20b%202015%20Chevrolet%20Corvette.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray with a 6,2 litre V8 engine</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After a four year absence, the popular Cleveleys Car Show has finally returned, the event last taking place in June of 2019. The Covid pandemic put paid to the 2020 show, then Wyre Council contrived to stymie any further shows for 2021 and 2022. Sunday 11th June began with the usual glorious sunshine that we've been experiencing during recent weeks, and the entrants cars began to assemble on Victoria Road West and the Promenade from early on Sunday morning. By mid morning the town was thronging with visitors, but fortunately most of the photos shown here were obtained before the seething masses arrived.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEJd5PHb77Lt64AFfm90Q02PUmqorDJDkhSmbyhOeBmqRKQE_q3OtnPcu3AuiZA1DQbVpoa1dY7JDIm1UrPOf-oPTtxF7rYnkIbUT6OwrXgNhfgwBcYAeMjY4ly-YAzmi8cf4o74ZVAq-p1TAF5iMaHdR95ENpGM30dls7mkhqDOX1nhAaO6gFpq_/s1500/2023-06-11%20c%20Chevrolet%20210%20Sedan%20&%203100%20Pickup.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeEJd5PHb77Lt64AFfm90Q02PUmqorDJDkhSmbyhOeBmqRKQE_q3OtnPcu3AuiZA1DQbVpoa1dY7JDIm1UrPOf-oPTtxF7rYnkIbUT6OwrXgNhfgwBcYAeMjY4ly-YAzmi8cf4o74ZVAq-p1TAF5iMaHdR95ENpGM30dls7mkhqDOX1nhAaO6gFpq_/w640-h384/2023-06-11%20c%20Chevrolet%20210%20Sedan%20&%203100%20Pickup.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A 1955 Chevrolet 210 sedan and Chevrolet 3100 pickup in front of the shops on Victoria Road</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlrnC-09gGZK9cIDwhvErxJfxSEz3E-opzZqnxDDRlY8kWj3q6Unw6SgQcICG5c_Zc9Y9NGTJXwa9nQDsPR4FdrLIJ6dVp4Kf0K3eYEog869mkqXrw4LpOV2relnSA1vGrHBpEIVROMdbJmYYky_FCvT2hG36TyScyCBNykPYvsMIxkQfxrVq3zxW/s1500/2023-06-11%20g%20VW%20Beetle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlrnC-09gGZK9cIDwhvErxJfxSEz3E-opzZqnxDDRlY8kWj3q6Unw6SgQcICG5c_Zc9Y9NGTJXwa9nQDsPR4FdrLIJ6dVp4Kf0K3eYEog869mkqXrw4LpOV2relnSA1vGrHBpEIVROMdbJmYYky_FCvT2hG36TyScyCBNykPYvsMIxkQfxrVq3zxW/w640-h384/2023-06-11%20g%20VW%20Beetle.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A slightly modified Volkswagen Beetle on the sea wall of Cleveleys Promenade</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EB4oL6flLejDQM4nwHTA1DvF-z-6Daj0XkxTs1XzUSzCakNDv6UU5n092VGRUSqfFS6wWDrnDlwPAiOLuyOfSrxDZbH78A4SMzUp_3r8DyR346BVeOMYrmMhtYHZs2d96UfMJw3bRpyQTlkVpZH270HKswzFDGpruwIP4Toftek5HtyDjfMsIJVl/s1350/2023-06-11%20f%20B&FC%20Mini%20Cooper.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1350" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EB4oL6flLejDQM4nwHTA1DvF-z-6Daj0XkxTs1XzUSzCakNDv6UU5n092VGRUSqfFS6wWDrnDlwPAiOLuyOfSrxDZbH78A4SMzUp_3r8DyR346BVeOMYrmMhtYHZs2d96UfMJw3bRpyQTlkVpZH270HKswzFDGpruwIP4Toftek5HtyDjfMsIJVl/w640-h426/2023-06-11%20f%20B&FC%20Mini%20Cooper.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A Mini Cooper S 1600T rally car sponsored by Blackpool and The Fylde College</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAG5P73omw4GWblgMxcIf_HqQGxHVDwMDn2sYWcQhqUFZ75IanY_aNSMXNhK89yEkQccwuxaOHP6OsP4JAuXc1JnyfPAuluMH_BxxkpHdG5T-nBs_McJL_WHlzG7vkJ3BR0FeQJ3PfIVhLG52T60a2m-lSu48_IhtZXOFriq4_b9v1XYVBHgnHcxN8/s1500/2023-06-11%20p%201956%20Cadillac%20Fleetwood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAG5P73omw4GWblgMxcIf_HqQGxHVDwMDn2sYWcQhqUFZ75IanY_aNSMXNhK89yEkQccwuxaOHP6OsP4JAuXc1JnyfPAuluMH_BxxkpHdG5T-nBs_McJL_WHlzG7vkJ3BR0FeQJ3PfIVhLG52T60a2m-lSu48_IhtZXOFriq4_b9v1XYVBHgnHcxN8/w640-h384/2023-06-11%20p%201956%20Cadillac%20Fleetwood.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A 1956 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNazryhSh4R20QiRvbUmpD1rC8R0Miq1mqkUewcW4OsUg4v2tW8UGn3FqkU2ASGQstiWeOTdfwEMdHqy0jTbfJUHaKOW4QGU4XONDfri4sKH9YW7YxpmPAaKD51A8erz6jWr6xEg9YBAu71BD1uYZW1_mx719vFCjBIH_w6Xl-024E6OzhU8L5Oz4/s1350/2023-06-11%20m%20TVR%20Cerbera%20Speed%2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1350" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWNazryhSh4R20QiRvbUmpD1rC8R0Miq1mqkUewcW4OsUg4v2tW8UGn3FqkU2ASGQstiWeOTdfwEMdHqy0jTbfJUHaKOW4QGU4XONDfri4sKH9YW7YxpmPAaKD51A8erz6jWr6xEg9YBAu71BD1uYZW1_mx719vFCjBIH_w6Xl-024E6OzhU8L5Oz4/w640-h426/2023-06-11%20m%20TVR%20Cerbera%20Speed%2012.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A Blackpool built TVR Cerbera Speed 12, one of only two road legal versions made</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVqTJgJ8qkPy7884rd9oSH2nE_0lZSAW1z76FRo8S3OjQT5X0KzGItRFPB516CVObO1QDzzTIZPpuUYG9WKOi1fjWAGRWvjmq52rAWVHAK0Wc4cyl8qeVEqy11wEEKq1ZxpM2rvXx3QMdzgBKKSfflkLAB9Q78XSYrAPQ5TLyefJ4c_kmbiAZEHDy/s1800/2023-06-06%20e%20637,%20673%20&%20683%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVqTJgJ8qkPy7884rd9oSH2nE_0lZSAW1z76FRo8S3OjQT5X0KzGItRFPB516CVObO1QDzzTIZPpuUYG9WKOi1fjWAGRWvjmq52rAWVHAK0Wc4cyl8qeVEqy11wEEKq1ZxpM2rvXx3QMdzgBKKSfflkLAB9Q78XSYrAPQ5TLyefJ4c_kmbiAZEHDy/w640-h320/2023-06-06%20e%20637,%20673%20&%20683%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The scrapped remains of 678 sit between Brush 637 and Twin Set 673/683 at Wyre Dock</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The number of Blackpool trams in open storage at Wyre Dock in Fleetwood has now been reduced to three. Last week Railcoach 678 was scrapped in situ at the dock, with some parts being saved to help secure the future of other preserved trams. Centenary Car 641 was removed from the site first before being dismantled, parts from this tram have also been salvaged and retrieved for further use. This leaves just Brush 637 and Twin Set 673/683 which are still looking for new homes.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TV5tO8DSpQ-Q8lnJ0s_EIGiP54lI0hDBvNPNEJO4uYQFMhtsatDnzNkJ3da2T77832-g4lZWFOeEhXeCyUvcS0CfREVjcK_HWVkdM_9UflTxxxK0Msiw4w3G030MDnIw-qUCMv6Q7pEkv4eGV1DQstuhU9_P6stO0pT2M10_MRhZwehB56RWG5xn/s1500/2023-06-06%20c%20678's%20remains%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TV5tO8DSpQ-Q8lnJ0s_EIGiP54lI0hDBvNPNEJO4uYQFMhtsatDnzNkJ3da2T77832-g4lZWFOeEhXeCyUvcS0CfREVjcK_HWVkdM_9UflTxxxK0Msiw4w3G030MDnIw-qUCMv6Q7pEkv4eGV1DQstuhU9_P6stO0pT2M10_MRhZwehB56RWG5xn/w640-h384/2023-06-06%20c%20678's%20remains%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>A pile of remains from scrapped Railcoach 678 at Wyre Dock</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyZH3LBPn2ZTkrewn7dsL66rr9U6W3Acmt1n3mvkittJHp_h8T2vRWciPxOiUrHhaqi1I8ChP96--mlSlJHeLtDJ6bUma7v_R6eQKiO9xH7W9BD8-qIQiMY2U0g9YuUVjQqj1qeECDGrwbMX0fkp3CbTbeFMUEIayKjhys8FxwxivRtbNcipgdcNh/s1500/2023-06-06%20d%20678's%20remains%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyZH3LBPn2ZTkrewn7dsL66rr9U6W3Acmt1n3mvkittJHp_h8T2vRWciPxOiUrHhaqi1I8ChP96--mlSlJHeLtDJ6bUma7v_R6eQKiO9xH7W9BD8-qIQiMY2U0g9YuUVjQqj1qeECDGrwbMX0fkp3CbTbeFMUEIayKjhys8FxwxivRtbNcipgdcNh/w640-h384/2023-06-06%20d%20678's%20remains%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>More parts saved from the scrapping of Railcoach 678</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eSF5v1DohlUD9omOWanEEonh2RR8Vv_aIAfV5yG-lHBF3RERn3fEmL9T5AXHmEdZ4Q5Gy7Ojm2Dsd2tm7f3HFZ7P7k1NWhnuXbKIWzJEh7HXW7A985COD6J4E1BDkrsct2fNQl3fqT8cKXVc8KSDBZVZv9waBaEXW5jUWrz5KayG7_ME6DlKQ0QA/s1500/2023-02-08%20e%20678%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eSF5v1DohlUD9omOWanEEonh2RR8Vv_aIAfV5yG-lHBF3RERn3fEmL9T5AXHmEdZ4Q5Gy7Ojm2Dsd2tm7f3HFZ7P7k1NWhnuXbKIWzJEh7HXW7A985COD6J4E1BDkrsct2fNQl3fqT8cKXVc8KSDBZVZv9waBaEXW5jUWrz5KayG7_ME6DlKQ0QA/w640-h384/2023-02-08%20e%20678%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Railcoach 678 looking in rather a sad state in February</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Nks5oC60Vs5F_bgx261Uymb0jl58-vtZ1c3DwbLTcv7b0XaRO9f-IK0i5IKYp-nA3r3k8326bgqNqBVGxGxFiqebvo3EB-XqYh-uHIHWhuoVhkxXCbxau6zyGFdIELgmE2Z5ddMph3lC60EWWKuJLHK5Nq5jLmXXgalnYLYPypeHYLhwdtlW0dvk/s1500/2023-06-06%20a%20641's%20site%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Nks5oC60Vs5F_bgx261Uymb0jl58-vtZ1c3DwbLTcv7b0XaRO9f-IK0i5IKYp-nA3r3k8326bgqNqBVGxGxFiqebvo3EB-XqYh-uHIHWhuoVhkxXCbxau6zyGFdIELgmE2Z5ddMph3lC60EWWKuJLHK5Nq5jLmXXgalnYLYPypeHYLhwdtlW0dvk/w640-h384/2023-06-06%20a%20641's%20site%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>The site in the storage yard that Centenary 641 was removed from last week</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzU6QZ33wXBkYK0S5YO7aNUQ92fGRfWy8vZwMpOkZ6tyI_UPPh8D88nB8ryf38V2CT6AiQtevkxJLGwjTwMfkLsxhMfu6r0I54HQbU_YPZR2BMZX4TLm3cOlrmqRhih0VjSIiS4YDCyRwg0ZGnxChsJJBumg6AQcraOna6g3GkbBvWHW9b232Sy_O/s1500/2023-02-06%20a%20641%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzU6QZ33wXBkYK0S5YO7aNUQ92fGRfWy8vZwMpOkZ6tyI_UPPh8D88nB8ryf38V2CT6AiQtevkxJLGwjTwMfkLsxhMfu6r0I54HQbU_YPZR2BMZX4TLm3cOlrmqRhih0VjSIiS4YDCyRwg0ZGnxChsJJBumg6AQcraOna6g3GkbBvWHW9b232Sy_O/w640-h384/2023-02-06%20a%20641%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Centenary 641 in open storage at Wyre Dock in February 2023</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4UU8hdqpjh0G41Iy5TCbOQ9G6N48S0AdK2tHAcAWr3CBtAwgJ_YU5Nf8Yscy1cDGJ6GzD3LGHlXviGqDbMR1-USiw4FL8xUmeAsPnc6cwVKUif3D6LMVnTiZfQ_p4osymJbmVYH44Dulnk5fGMwwk_a1kqwcygp0TsD0o6kvtNwEIpe8L_aW7A2kT/s1350/2023-06-06%20f%20673%20&%20683%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1350" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4UU8hdqpjh0G41Iy5TCbOQ9G6N48S0AdK2tHAcAWr3CBtAwgJ_YU5Nf8Yscy1cDGJ6GzD3LGHlXviGqDbMR1-USiw4FL8xUmeAsPnc6cwVKUif3D6LMVnTiZfQ_p4osymJbmVYH44Dulnk5fGMwwk_a1kqwcygp0TsD0o6kvtNwEIpe8L_aW7A2kT/w640-h426/2023-06-06%20f%20673%20&%20683%20at%20Wyre%20Dock.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Twin Set cars 683 and 673 still remain in storage at Wyre Dock</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div></div></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8527884906539345905.post-60938479573659770652023-05-29T23:11:00.181+01:002023-06-01T16:40:20.867+01:00All Change at Little Bispham<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyhIaEkiMSg5WBMvSw3ZVtwpJeXGmQp9gV7ilOp3Ew6fFSqWbZcaf8JavSNgVbQlrAUupUADUlBxJCuCXxVu8d0DU2MyVQRqGTeSyo4HXpc-0ZXABqr6JS8_rXup7eccdCHEJeYh2nxh3BV1s6PUaHbsJXetTkn9LhSppNJWxgSQ0ab4MXVJzaJiv/s1500/2023-05-29%20c%20003%20&%20600%20Little%20Bispham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyhIaEkiMSg5WBMvSw3ZVtwpJeXGmQp9gV7ilOp3Ew6fFSqWbZcaf8JavSNgVbQlrAUupUADUlBxJCuCXxVu8d0DU2MyVQRqGTeSyo4HXpc-0ZXABqr6JS8_rXup7eccdCHEJeYh2nxh3BV1s6PUaHbsJXetTkn9LhSppNJWxgSQ0ab4MXVJzaJiv/w640-h384/2023-05-29%20c%20003%20&%20600%20Little%20Bispham.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Passengers leaving Flexity 003 at Little Bispham and heading for the northbound bus stop</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;">Monday 29th May brought major problems for Blackpool Transport, the electrical power supply for the tramway was not working, meaning that both service trams and heritage trams were unable to run on what should have been a busy bank holiday. Fortunately by 11 am a partial service as far as Little Bispham was able to be operated, heritage trams also began to run to either Bispham or Little Bispham. A tramway replacement bus service was in operation between Little Bispham and Fleetwood, with the buses travelling south to Bispham to turn around and for their layover break. Open top Leyland Olympian 857 ran as a heritage tram replacement service, shuttling between Bispham and Fleetwood every hour. During the afternoon a normal tram service resumed, with Flexity 002 running the first through service to Fleetwood, departing from Starr Gate at 1430. Balloon 700 operated the first through heritage tour of the day to Fleetwood, leaving the Pleasure Beach at 1610.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhveThEfujZkFqjbLS7mU-oIzhyiyZVfj9EEMJmWu6D9nkCSTUMYPDXYj_LgL-K7LGwc1G5vaHdwua27c60C70jvfJ7OgleqsYEMvdEnGVxJmgnEz-pkuXdMkFB4bNWobt5B0a7U-uTTFJ9svy0VTsjZeIGpMILYlnVl_HcFpqFIIerjQzp81Tm1UKI/s1350/2023-05-29%20d%20003%20Little%20Bispham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1350" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhveThEfujZkFqjbLS7mU-oIzhyiyZVfj9EEMJmWu6D9nkCSTUMYPDXYj_LgL-K7LGwc1G5vaHdwua27c60C70jvfJ7OgleqsYEMvdEnGVxJmgnEz-pkuXdMkFB4bNWobt5B0a7U-uTTFJ9svy0VTsjZeIGpMILYlnVl_HcFpqFIIerjQzp81Tm1UKI/w640-h426/2023-05-29%20d%20003%20Little%20Bispham.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Southbound passengers waiting to board Flexity 003 at Little Bispham</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHL5t2TRtX-eeDTxcxqj146dAbii2Cel1eLJ0V4z6c2CIPZm7l7-UUlE5A8VTF50Jkbv85rPUfS6UNRHTU_RlfoohG8rwwNKTAk_1RkyVzefiAlAfnDvX_ghARH8Cf4Sk2M2XlnJA_C1Q9cBtr5NPX5Id1mFvX0P6yWgZzZ0klit-ChER_8fLbRJyF/s1500/2023-05-29%20a%20006%20Little%20Bispham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHL5t2TRtX-eeDTxcxqj146dAbii2Cel1eLJ0V4z6c2CIPZm7l7-UUlE5A8VTF50Jkbv85rPUfS6UNRHTU_RlfoohG8rwwNKTAk_1RkyVzefiAlAfnDvX_ghARH8Cf4Sk2M2XlnJA_C1Q9cBtr5NPX5Id1mFvX0P6yWgZzZ0klit-ChER_8fLbRJyF/w640-h384/2023-05-29%20a%20006%20Little%20Bispham.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Flexity 006 turning around on the loop at Little Bispham</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROsNCVhPagm-OTr2gcjjfLA3BsDlw7GNQZJ-zdj7QKn-4WFQmX0ADmuV4xGtTW_EPt-CC54KgjT9Mvet452F4LUnTzw1NSWjQeDVbQS09wwJQIMes8ZG72K3_leJ1sgbiVWyhxaEAqVw-ZBsjil47ee3gjGmnWy1IkrVHPRMK23HIJGNJQFjkpW1i/s1650/2023-05-29%20h%20003,%20442%20&%20414%20Bispham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1650" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgROsNCVhPagm-OTr2gcjjfLA3BsDlw7GNQZJ-zdj7QKn-4WFQmX0ADmuV4xGtTW_EPt-CC54KgjT9Mvet452F4LUnTzw1NSWjQeDVbQS09wwJQIMes8ZG72K3_leJ1sgbiVWyhxaEAqVw-ZBsjil47ee3gjGmnWy1IkrVHPRMK23HIJGNJQFjkpW1i/w640-h350/2023-05-29%20h%20003,%20442%20&%20414%20Bispham.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Flexity 003 at Bispham with tram replacement buses 442 & 414 laying over</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPY1BO_D_tHN8gDJxCZ3T0iL1UfCOWcdSwQSyL29-QO3WG8FbJizTTkuHLlaX1KHniZV53oebh4loq-fP5E2YmkpNroQS-rvl835GTZAv6c_6gRa6R0iK8HYrm7sgaGuypICHpLJPeOmr4HmFO6p7V4OVwDVM6OQTTW-KRzMy2_BIasedq78G2evV/s1500/2023-05-29%20g%20427%20Bispham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaPY1BO_D_tHN8gDJxCZ3T0iL1UfCOWcdSwQSyL29-QO3WG8FbJizTTkuHLlaX1KHniZV53oebh4loq-fP5E2YmkpNroQS-rvl835GTZAv6c_6gRa6R0iK8HYrm7sgaGuypICHpLJPeOmr4HmFO6p7V4OVwDVM6OQTTW-KRzMy2_BIasedq78G2evV/w640-h384/2023-05-29%20g%20427%20Bispham.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Enviro 427 arriving at Bispham on the tram replacement bus service</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-DCE8nE-mA1mt3bBoMwB5yZcq5F10A_3nppyxj64ur5n-wrwptAeZGJlAgUDvPxJ-6t11rPzXN-J7OhLxVRj_mujbomy5p6eY-yPZrrdvlNYIMZtUbhahFZAB7dSe8JwPDNdxbasTebLbcLvmeQ_yfgoCJlnrBPbStuU6-zANFHWuny3H8Tw91Y_/s1500/2023-05-29%20k%20857%20Bispham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-DCE8nE-mA1mt3bBoMwB5yZcq5F10A_3nppyxj64ur5n-wrwptAeZGJlAgUDvPxJ-6t11rPzXN-J7OhLxVRj_mujbomy5p6eY-yPZrrdvlNYIMZtUbhahFZAB7dSe8JwPDNdxbasTebLbcLvmeQ_yfgoCJlnrBPbStuU6-zANFHWuny3H8Tw91Y_/w640-h384/2023-05-29%20k%20857%20Bispham.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Heritage tram replacement Olympian 857 arriving at Bispham from Fleetwood</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTcBbDClDgWNdbciX7w1mivfodKZ40sqMpWt8tauDfbwjfpxQB8ZZ4erGvXqd9Bzm2KbP1LRN3caJq5nnK9GZQSe6W2KPqJyz-CbSYWkc95OgfYNtqE4ZgOpnAGsZ7cvGE4q3A62PZgZ9eEnyB_XGU4fO62_N7Dmgne7mu7PTRw8WtZVtyCpELxY8/s1500/2023-05-29%20i%20414,%20442%20&%20449%20Bispham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1500" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTcBbDClDgWNdbciX7w1mivfodKZ40sqMpWt8tauDfbwjfpxQB8ZZ4erGvXqd9Bzm2KbP1LRN3caJq5nnK9GZQSe6W2KPqJyz-CbSYWkc95OgfYNtqE4ZgOpnAGsZ7cvGE4q3A62PZgZ9eEnyB_XGU4fO62_N7Dmgne7mu7PTRw8WtZVtyCpELxY8/w640-h384/2023-05-29%20i%20414,%20442%20&%20449%20Bispham.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Tram replacement buses 414, 442 & 449 (left to right) at Bispham</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rpiMUnlR0va4OlmA4IErPEC8xLQeqtoCuUnseav_TxZwNF1n85PP7HYw4BFysnccrMnbHZOsOgTtXybw0plKlAhd9JhJlX6Ocra52A0DkMaoqKbM7r0waHJjW918wkSY-DtGaLro5HUWHJQoGtJYIVf_J77YxK4RJxsN5Pdv__LVhvLEEM2XxAEI/s1350/2023-05-29%20m%20002%20&%20857%20Bispham.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1350" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rpiMUnlR0va4OlmA4IErPEC8xLQeqtoCuUnseav_TxZwNF1n85PP7HYw4BFysnccrMnbHZOsOgTtXybw0plKlAhd9JhJlX6Ocra52A0DkMaoqKbM7r0waHJjW918wkSY-DtGaLro5HUWHJQoGtJYIVf_J77YxK4RJxsN5Pdv__LVhvLEEM2XxAEI/w640-h426/2023-05-29%20m%20002%20&%20857%20Bispham.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Flexity 002 operated the first through service to Fleetwood, seen northbound at Bispham at 1500</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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