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Saturday, 21 February 2015

News Round Up

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Blackpool Transport has disposed of further Excels this week with 212 and 215 now collected by Partons. This leaves 214 in store and just 21...
Saturday, 14 February 2015

More Excels reach the end

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Excel 210 was collected by Partons on Thursday, with 212/5 expected to follow next week. Sister 214 has now been withdrawn with effect from ...
Tuesday, 10 February 2015

Routemasters stand in while Darts arrive

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Catch 22 Bus operated Routemasters RML887 and former Blackpool 521 (RM1583) on service 22 regularly during the last week or so, as its fleet...

Blackpool Disposals and Repaints

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Parton's ERF wagon tows Olympian 379 on its farewell trip on Blackpool Promenade (Jono Niblock) This week has seen Parton's of B...
Sunday, 1 February 2015

Preserving the Past (Part 1)

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The bus display for the 2010 Blackpool Transport open day featured three contrasting restored Blackpool PD3s. On the left is 501, recently...
Sunday, 25 January 2015

News Round Up

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Blackpool Transport Excel 215 was withdrawn on Monday 19th January, but sister 221 is expected now to return to service. Withdrawn Solos 281...
Sunday, 18 January 2015

You Can't Save Them All

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7 is the oldest surviving Blackpool Bus - one of three 1937 single deckers bought for preservation, but the only one to survive - it r...

Buses to the Caravan Park

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Fylde's "Baby Blues" minibuses were the first services buses to operate into the Marton Mere Park in 1988. Here in 1990 Rena...
Wednesday, 14 January 2015

January Round Up

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Blackpool Transport Excel 221 is the first second hand examples to be withdrawn Not previously reported was the formal withdrawal of S...
Sunday, 14 December 2014

News Round Up

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One time Blackpool Transport 401, latterly Oakwood Travel Olympian 701 has been sold for preservation after 18 years in Blackpool (David U...
Monday, 17 November 2014

Oakwood Update

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Former London United VA103 (W139EON) has entered service with Oakwood Travel on route 22. This 2000 built double decker was acquired via R...
Sunday, 9 November 2014

Volvo Olympians at 20

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Two contrasting products of Northern Counties - Volvo Olympian 374 of 1994 passes 136 - a 1993 body on a 1971 Atlantean chassis inherited ...