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Thursday, 4 November 2010

Winter Diversions

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The diversions associated with the winter closure of Blackpool Promenade have now been confirmed. Most drastic is the division of Line 1 int...

Excel refurbishments continue

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Excel 214, the last of the nine new to Blackpool Excels to be refurbished has returned from Cummins with its new engine. Ex Reading 224 has ...
Monday, 1 November 2010

More Repaints

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Further repaints into the new livery have taken place during October with Tridents 333 and 337 now complete and back in service. 334 and Exc...
Friday, 29 October 2010

Deltas and Olympians bow out

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Pioneer Delta 101 has now finally been withdrawn in its 20th year. Olympian 403 is one of two of the ten ex Trent Olympians acquired in...
Sunday, 17 October 2010

News Update

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The ex Anglian Bus Wright bodied Volvo B7s are now entering service with three reported on Line 11 on Friday 15th and 520, 522 and 524 on Li...
Saturday, 2 October 2010

Line 18

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Solo 272 heads up Ballam Road to reach Lytham Square on new Line 18 Line 18 has settled into operation using two Solos during the day. Ro...
Monday, 27 September 2010

Blackpool Transport Open Day

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Blackpool Transport held an open day on Sunday 26 September as part of the tramway 125th anniversary celebrations. A variety of buses was o...
Saturday, 25 September 2010

Enter Route 18

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Monday sees a short notice service change with the splitting of Blackpool Transport's Line 17 into the 17 and 18. The 17 will now run fr...
Monday, 20 September 2010

Pleasant Views

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Line 5 red liveried 254 turns onto the Promenade on a Line 4 working Southbound Lines 3, 4 and 15 were diverted via the short stretch of ...
Tuesday, 14 September 2010

The Journey to Journeys end

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Parton's lorry tows 116 with 115 following to their Carlton yard Deltas 115 and 116 departed for scrap on Tuesday, collected by Parto...
Saturday, 11 September 2010

Town Centre Stops

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Trident 330 waits at the new Topping Street stops Not previously illustrated here are the new bus stops on Topping Street between Church ...
Thursday, 9 September 2010

The Amazing Technicolor Bus Route

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It has been a colourful week on Line 7 with red, dark blue and light blue Solos joining the normal green ones and the odd new livery one. Th...
Wednesday, 8 September 2010

Old and New on the 11

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Centro 528 represents the new order - Line 11 at Lytham Square Tuesday 7 September saw contrasting vehicles on Line 11 with a brand new C...
Monday, 6 September 2010

Spoke too Soon

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As with most 'last days' the victims live on - the three black/yellow Deltas 101, 102 and 123 have had a stay of execution pending c...
Saturday, 4 September 2010

Delta Demise; Fylde Farewell

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Delta 101 managed 20 years and 6 months in front line service between March 1990 and September 2010 With the new Volvos due to enter serv...