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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Ex-Illuminations worker Frank writes about the last ever Open Day held by the Illuminations at their current site, in summer 2008.  You can also see newspaper reports about the Illuminations’ proposed move  to a new site on Squires Gate Lane, and about the redevelopment of Blackpool and The Fylde College, which will take over the Illuminations Depot’s present site.

Have you ever been to an Open Day at the existing depot?  And what do you think of the proposed move and the changes it will bring?  Add a comment about your thoughts, or even start a new story!

Working on a stripped-down tram.

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The Transport Depot on Rigby Road offers tours for visitors.  Don (an ex-Transport worker who now leads these tours) talks to Frank, an ex-Illuminations worker, about leading the tours.  You can also see two thank-you letters, sent by visitors to the Transport Depot.