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There was a St Annes on Sea to Greenbank in the morning that came back as a Chester-Blackpool North in the evening peak for many years. For a couple of year in the late 80s/early 90s sort of time there was a 0700 (give or take) Blackpool South-Scarborough. I used to commute to Preston on it.

There were a couple of problems yesterday that caused the full suspension. There was a problem by the Pleasure Beach loop and a number of issues by Festival House caused Gynn Sq to Manchester Sq to be shut down at the same time. Apparently there weren't enough trams, or staff, north of the...

There is little point in putting ticket machines on the platforms. The Fylde Coast's unique combination on wind, rain, sun and sand mean that when they enquired about machines as part of the upgrade, no company would quote as they couldn't guarantee their machines would work reliably. Most...

Latest story is that High Street, the road between that and North Station closes this weekend for 6 months for the new underpass to go in. Overnight closures of Talbot Road are planned to start at the same time to do the overhead, sort out the traffic lights, signs, and any trivial bits and...

New track going down this morning.

They have also uncovered the end of the tracks and started to lay the track mountings, although to be honest the ones I saw weren't actually fixed in place yet, but they are on site. I've been told that most of the tram ground work should be finished this week except in the location of the stop...

That's not what the press release says on Lancs CC website. Unfortunately, I'm struggling with copy and paste due to an ancient phone!

The SOBC (Strategic Outline Business Case) for Fleetwood has been completed according to the local press today. Little details in the press release, can't find the document anywhere, but it's moving straight onto the next phase of detailed engineering design, forecasting/modelling demand etc.

Reports of work overnight next week, forcing an early finish and slightly later start to service, due to connection of the extension works in Talbot Square. Not sure exactly what's planned.

Work restarts on the North Station extension on Monday, with High Street, the road between the station and the terminus due to close for "about 3 months" in a couple of weeks for the new subway to be put in place.

Knowing one of the people involved in the planning of Starr Gate Depot, it was one of only two possible places that they could build a depot in Blackpool without having to apply for a TWA which would have slowed down the project or without closing Rigby Road depot for an entire year which would...

They were moved to within Blackpool North, either side of the Platform 3/4 doors probably about 5 years ago.

Well for starters there are only rumours of legal actions, but if it's true it's almost certainly down to Wilko's agreed to vacate the site due to a new shop being built for them as an extension to the Hounds Hill Shopping Centre. They were initially due out last winter. However so far building...

It's gone quiet because basically nothing is happening. The track is laid to Wilko's front door, final finishing work to pavements is going on. Nothing else will happen until Wilko's is demolished and rumours are rife that legal action is pending and going to delay that, so it could be years...

Swap one set of interfering politicians for another set, that's bound be be a big win for everyone, not!

Northern Journeycheck page shows trains with more coaches as updates. It also shows trains that had planned to be changed but are actually running as originally planned. So the count can be significantly out.

As an anecdote, I work in an office of 16 people in Preston. Before electrification work on the Blackpool line started, 9 of that 16 commuted by train daily, 8 from various Fylde Coast stations and one from Blackburn. None of the 8 from the Fylde Coast now use the train, cheaper and more...

In further good news for the trams, talking to a mate who works for them, loadings on the trams are up well over 10% on last years figures month for month so far this season despite the issues with a lack of trains to bring tourists in.

Eastbound, from the bottom of Corporation Street to Abingdon Street it will be tram and cycle only. Abingdon Street to Dickson Road will be tram, bus, taxi and cycle only. Westbound there will be no restrictions.

There will be an hourly Lime Street and hourly Manchester Airport via Wigan mostly electric from May, this is now confirmed subject to the line being complete.