Rainbow Crossings on Dickson Road
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ADL Enviro200 MMC 230 crossing the traffic lights at Springfield Road Several pedestrian crossings on Dickson Road in Blackpool have been given a colourful facelift this week. The rainbow crossings appeared overnight earlier in the week as part of a Blackpool Council ‘Be Who You Want To Be’ Action Plan. The crossings that have been repainted so far are two zebra crossings near the junctions at Cocker Street and Banks Street, and a four-way multicoloured crossing at the Springfield Road traffic light controlled junction. Mercedes Citaro 559 heading north along Dickson Road at Coc ..read more
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Manxman in January
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2M ago
The Manxman crossing Morecambe Bay with the snow covered Lakeland Fells beyond on 18th January 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. The Manxman passing in front of the wind turbines in Morecambe Bay on 30th January Manxman passing the remains of the 1840 Wyre Light lighthouse off Fleetwood on 6th January Manxman passing the Heysham bound Ro-Ro freight ferry Stena Scotia on 30th January The Manxman and Heysham nuclear power stations as seen from F ..read more
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Brush 637 Then and Now
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4M ago
Brush Cars 637 and 622 at the Fleetwood Ferry terminus on 27th September 2003 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 637 are its pair of Brush EMB L6 trucks. All that remains of 637 now are this pair of EMB L6 trucks seen at Wyre Dock on 5th December Twin cars 683 and 673 are the only complete t ..read more
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Farewell Brush Car 637
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4M ago
Brush Car 637 passing Carousel Amusements near Central Pier in May 2004 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. Brush 637 southbound at Manchester Square in ..read more
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More photos of Archway Travel's new 12.8m Volvo B8L
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4M ago
Archway Volvo B8L AC73WAY leaving Fleetwood along Amounderness Way heading for Poulton 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. Volvo B8L AC73WAY turning out of Archway's depot on Copse Road on 28th November Archway Volvo B8L AC73WAY on Amounderness Way in Fleetwood on 1st Decem ..read more
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Archway Travel's new tri-axle School Bus
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4M ago
Archway Volvo B8L AC73WAY leaving on route 607 for the afternoon school run from Poulton Archway Travel of Fleetwood have recently taken delivery of a tri-axle Volvo B8L with 12.8m MCV eVoSeti single door bodywork. The monster school bus seats 98 people, and is the largest capacity bus in Archway's fleet by some margin. The new bus is similar to twin-door Volvos with the same body style that currently operate in Hong Kong with Kowloon Motor Bus. Kowloon Motor Bus V6X128 (YE893) Volvo B8L 12.8m MCV eVoSeti (Wikimedia Commons ..read more
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The Terror Tram heads east to Lowestoft
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4M ago
Reid's low loader leaving the bus yard at Rigby Road with Brush 634 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 b ..read more
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Former Blackpool Plaxton Centro spotted in Bury
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5M ago
A former Blackpool Transport Volvo B7RLE at Bury Interchange (photo courtesy of Philip Higgs) 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. Volvo B7RLE 530 and Enviro 400 City 409 at Cleveleys Bus Station in Aug 2016 ..read more
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The Rough and the Smooth on the Irish Sea
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5M ago
The IOMSPC ferry Manxman seen from Cleveleys beach on its way to Heysham on 14th Oct 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 f ..read more
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Rigby Road Tram Depot Closed
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6M ago
One of the closure notices attached to the fence in front of the tram depot 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 ..read more
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