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Thursday, 27 September 2012

Brief Round Up

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The first two of the second batch of DAFs have now arrived as 364/5 ex Bus Vannin 54 and 81. Sister bus 56 is now at Blackburn for refurbish...
Saturday, 8 September 2012

DAF and Olympian Update

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Olympian 368 has become the second of the new to Blackpool Olympians to be withdrawn joining 370- and the first bus in the new livery to be ...
Wednesday, 5 September 2012

DAFs emerge

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After a lengthy gestation, the first DAFs entered service today with 355-357 used on school duties. Olympians have continued in use in early...
Wednesday, 29 August 2012

Indian Summer for Olympians

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Volvo Olympian 374 contrasts with tram 016 on Bold Street, Fleetwood (both Tony Caddick)  August has seen extensive Olympian use with th...
Friday, 24 August 2012

Lytham Scenes

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The unusually styled Plaxton bodied Volvos are regulars on the 7 and 11 cycle. 529, colour co-ordinated with the bins, flower pots and Bel...

Round Up

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ERF 929, tows in a defective Solo on the Promenade. 929 retained the green and cream livery it received on purchase from Blackpool Van Tra...

Rear Loaders

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Classic Bus RML2391 takes on passengers at the Tower  The old and the new. RML2290 is seen through the doors of one of the Flexity tr...
Saturday, 11 August 2012

DAF Update

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359 and 362 are further DAFs to have arrived - 359 on 31 July and 362 in early August (certainly by 9th). 355-360 have now been registered ...

Classic Bus Scenes

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Bristol VR DCA528X heads south with the great length of the Flexity Tram behind RM1568 awaits a green light at Central Pier RML22...
Monday, 6 August 2012

Solo returns to Lytham

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Once a familiar sight in Lytham on the 2 and later the 7, 17 and 18, Solos are now quite rare. 247 put in a turn on the interworked 7 and ...
Tuesday, 31 July 2012

More DAFs

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358 and 360 - ex IOM 96 and 89 have now joined 354-357 at Rigby Road Manx DAF Status No Reg IOM No IOM Reg Chassis No Body No Status 3...
Monday, 30 July 2012

Maybe its because they are Londoners

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The archetypal London Bus, RML2391 arrives at Pleasure Beach on route 12.  A London Trio. Blackpool Transport City Sightseeing brande...
Saturday, 28 July 2012

DAF and Olympian update

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Two more Bus Vannin DAFs have now arrived at Rigby Road with 356/7 joining 354/5. Sisters 360 has now been outshopped at Blackburn joining 3...
Monday, 23 July 2012

Stagecoach (and friends) at the Open

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Stagecoach Cumbria Scania/Alexander Enviro 15729 passes Olympian 16639 under the temporary footbridge across Clifton Drive South Unlike ...
Thursday, 19 July 2012

City Sightseeing Resumes

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Slightly overlooked in view of the interest in the golf operations, the City Sightseeing tour resumed on Monday to the same timetable as las...