In 2015, Blackpool Transport unveiled a new premium brand, Palladium, on its bus network. The mainstay of the Blackpool Transport fleet is the ADL Enviro 400C with 55 buses of this type currently in service. This was about three months before LCT ceased trading. Changes to your Service 3 from 3rd January 2021. Map One of a job lot of ex-London Leyland Titans that Merseybus purchased to modernise the fleet (albeit slightly), allowing the withdrawal of older Atlanteans. Here we find it on the final day of the 2015 season which has extended to operating into weekends well into late September as a welcome change, still looking very smart for its age. In terms of double deckers the fleet there are 35 Dennis/TransBus Tridents with East Lancs bodywork. 2C Knott End - Poulton - Blackpool. Our new app has everything you need to get around on Blackpool Transport’s buses and trams. It’s packed full with the ability to plan your journey, view live arrival and departure times along with purchase your travel ticket, all in one simple app. var gEmbedCode = ''; On Sunday 03 January, we will be introducing larger Palladium buses onto your service 3 route. The camera being a Praktica MTL3 with the film being the excellent Fujichrome colourslide. Blackpool Transport's Christmas Doorstep Dash! Cardiff Bus acquired most, if not all of, the batch of 15 Ailsas new to MPTE. Preserved Merseybus 1070 B926 KWM Leyland Atlantean/Alexander AL, seen at the Wirral Bus & Tram Show, Birkenhead on 03/10/2004. Squires Gate Bridge reopens later this month meaning Blackpool buses can go back to their normal routes from 25 March 2018. ... You will be able to catch or alight your service 4 from any bus stops on Preston Old Road or Preston New Road. Mobile Tickets Purchase mobile tickets securely with a debit/credit card and show the driver/conductor when boarding - no more searching for cash! Click a route to view the timetable and route map. As a long time employee of Blackpool Transport I think the bus fleet is just as interesting as the famous tram fleet, so buses here only please. Pier Head Bus Station, Liverpool, 20th February 1990. It would be an offence for you to remove the copyright mark, or post the image elsewhere without my written permission. Clickr on one of the buttons below to install: To embed this view, Copy and Paste the following HTML code: Flickriver widget for iGoogle or Netvibes can display almost any Flickriver view - most interesting today, by user, by group, by tag etc. Liverpool, Central Bus Station, 28/01/1993. The buses were built by a company called Proterra. A bus operator in the North West. Metro was formed with the merger of Blackpool Transport and Fylde Borough Transport. Open 7 days a week. Originally owned by Merseyside PTE and operated by Merseybus on contracted services in a gaudy yellow livery, these shall-we-say "over-specified" low floor Neoplans were later purchased outright and subsequently repainted into group livery. Sunday 24th December - normal Sunday service will run until approximately 8.30pm Monday 25th December - no services operating on Christmas Day Tuesday 26th December - limited service only Wednesday 27th December - Saturday service will be in operation It’s packed full with the ability to plan your journey, view live arrival and departure times along with purchase your travel ticket, all in one simple app. #BlackpoolTransport #BlackpoolPalladium STATUS - IN SERVICE Company - Blackpool Transport Route - 7, Clifton Hospital - Cleveleys Bodywork - Enviro 200 MMC Chassis - ADL E20D Gearbox …