[PRCo] Re: [PRCo]

[Paul Steven]

Nice pictures of Blackpool, I went on holiday there every year from the age of 
0 to 16 (and a few since). Often stayed at the Metropole Hotel, which is the 
only one between the tramway and the sea in Blackpool proper (it's in one of 
the slideshow pictures). This really is the swan song for Blackpool Tramways, 
as they are converting the line to modern light rail operation. They have 
built a new depot at the southern end (Starr Gate) and closed the Fleetwood 
end for track relaying. They intend to keep some of the existing fleet for 
tourist duties in the summer, but most trams will look like the attached 
Adelaide Flexity next year.
On Thursday 30 Sep 2010 18:07:00 Fred Schneider wrote:
> Bill Volkmer just passed along this power point presentation of
> Blackpool, England's illuminations and 125 years of streetcars.
> Hard for me to realize its been a quarter century since I was there
> for the Centenary.   Some of the first generation American fans were
> there that time.   I bumped into Al Haij in Blackpool ... probably not
> living today.
> 
> At any rate, this is Blackpool ... a resort on the Irish Sea for Britain's
> industrial workers from the Midlands ... or the workers that used to be
> from the Midlands.   A few months ago I started exploring what happened
> to the auto companies in Coventry like MG (Morris Garages) ... you can
> get the parts to build one today from China.   London taxi cabs?   The
> offices are still in Coventry but the workers are in India.   And so it
> goes. So there aren't many workers from Manchester or Coventry or
> Liverpool going to Blackpool in the summer anymore.
> 
> 
> 
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