On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:46:52 +0100, Steve Fitzgerald
 wrote:


>Various bus stops in the streets, Talbot Road, Abingdon Street, Market 
>Street (including some outside the old bus station).  It all seemed a 
>bit of a mess last time I visited.
>
>The old express bus station (The Coliseum near Manchester Square) was 
>demolished some (about 10) years ago to become a Kwik Save, although I 
>think it's a Somerfield now).  Express coaches now use a few custom 
>built bays on the Spine Road coach park just at the back of Rigby Road 
>bus/tram depot.
Christ Steve looks like I am going to have to get my arse to downtown
Blackpool and do some catching up don't like the idea of a town I have
known since I was about 5 years old changing so much behind my back, I
will Waite until next April though when I shall be able to use my free
local bus pass" Now Card" becomes free on all stage carriage services
throughout the UK :))  . Just think Preston to London on stop start
stop start wonder if it can be done in a day ? I still love bus riding
even though I have spent years working on the damn things :)))).

On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 16:01:15 +0100, Steve Fitzgerald
 wrote:


>Yes, it changes every time I visit (which is only about once a year 
>now).  I last went there during the illuminations switch on 
>(coincidence, as we were there for my sister's wedding in Fleetwood) and 
>yet again it was looking even more run down.  

I used to visit Blackpool quite often back in the sixties a friend
used to be resident organist at the " Gayety bar" and I often used to
go to the tower when dear old Reg was playing .From what I saw of it
on TV the other week I think " This morning" was being done from
Fleetwood that day it doesn't seem to have changed very much unlike
Blackpool.
>Very sad to see as I 
>remember growing up with full trams running every few minutes on market 
>days - now they manage with a 10 minute service.
And the beach full of kids with their parents and donkeys when the
tide was out all gone now like you have said Steve all very sad .