Blackpool Transport

[ANW 2283]

RE: Blackpool Transport

(29/07/2012 18:30)ANW 2283 Wrote:  

(29/07/2012 16:52)jonesy3001 Wrote:  Spotted former blackpool transport/metro coastlines 109 in evesham but didnt know who the operator is;

109 by 8304(MNC 504W) TE (was jonesy3001), on Flickr

I don't know either, but being in Evesham at this time of year it could be a fruit pickers bus. A couple of years ago there was an Ex Kimes Leylands Titan we kept seeing running into Stafford packed with people late in the afternoon and it was returning workers into Stafford from a farm.

Regards,

I was right...here is some further research courtesy of Paul Turners Flickr...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14545924@N03/7664707238/

Regards

[jonesy3001]

RE: Blackpool Transport
Thanks, think its the same company that had ex stagecoach barrow B10M 20780 before it was involved in a RTA.

[cumbria0902150]

RE: Blackpool Transport
Ex-IOM DAF 360 noted with registration L600 BTS.

[Metroline1511]

RE: Blackpool Transport
As I am going to Blackpool next Saturday, I thought I'd ask which routes are usually double-deck operated? I am more interested in these than the single-deckers apart possibly from the Centros.

[J654UHN]

RE: Blackpool Transport
I think it would be easier to mention what routes arent Metro. From my few visits the majority of routes are operated by Deckers.
1 Fleetwood- Starr Gate is one route which runs along the front if thats any help mate

[V671 DVU]

RE: Blackpool Transport
From my experience, routes 1, 11, 14 and 20 are usually double deck operated but it's a good while since I've been to Blackpool!

[Metroline1511]

RE: Blackpool Transport
In Blackpool today (well, Saturday) I rode just Centro 530, Trident 303 and Olympian 374. As I did not like the moquette and was not in the mood for so much transport, I made do with these and some Flexi trams. I was willing to catch route 11 from Starr Gate back to town but due to bad traffic it was heavily delayed or cancelled, so I caught another tram.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Blackpool Transport
News of 401 in preservation.

401 gets a good scrub!

http://ltt-news.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/4...scrub.html

Credit: LTT Blog.

[Scania1996]

RE: Blackpool Transport
Olympian 374 is on 2C lates. Nice to see it's still soldiering on, I've not seen it in service for a while until tonight .

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Blackpool Transport

(02/04/2013 20:48)Scania1996 Wrote:  Olympian 374 is on 2C lates. Nice to see it's still soldiering on, I've not seen it in service for a while until tonight .

Apparently Olympians have been escaping into normal service quite a bit over the last few days.

Blackpool Olympians in public service.

http://busestractionengines.blogspot.co....rvice.html

Credit: Buses, Trains, Traction Engines and Trams Blog.