Behind the scenes at the Transport Depot, the end of the line (permanently) for some trams!

This photo, taken by Yannick Dixon at the Tram Depot in September 2008, shows a man whose job it is to clean the buses.  You can also listen to an audio clip of Don, an ex-Transport worker, describing how the buses used to be cleaned; and an audio clip of Frank, describing a conversation he had with the man in the photo.

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This photo was taken by Yannick Dixon in September 2008, and is a portrait of a worker at the Transport Depot, Rigby Road.

Frank Murray writes about memories of Blackpool South and Central stations, including a cutting from the local paper about the days of steam trains, a map, and a photo of how Blackpool South station  looks today.

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The system for catching trains used to be very different in the 1940s!

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Bloomfield residents remember details of travelling to Blackpool by bus and train in the 40s, including how local children used to wait at the station and offer to carry people’s luggage.

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Bloomfield residents talk about the tram routes during the Second World War, and how soldiers were often seen doing military exercises on the beach.