Monday 29th October 2012 ~ A Trip up to Fleetwood

Took a walk down Lindale Gardens to Highfield Road, specifically because I wanted to see Classic Buses 'Catch 22' Mereside-Cleveleys service.

Solo 240 heads down Lindale Gardens on the 5. It is still in the former Line 2 colours of green and yellow

Dart 512, a former London bus, heads east on Highfield Road with the 'Catch 22'

Then walked up to St Martins Road, as the southbound 5 was being diverted down here due to roadworks on Highfield Road.

Recently acquired by Blackpool from Bus Vannin (Isle of Man), DAF 363 heads away from the Fishers Fields stop on St Annes Road with a northbound 7 (Lytham-Cleveleys)

Solo 294, also in green and yellow, heads down St Martins Road with a diverted 5

Forward to the Solarium on the promenade, where we caught Trident 336 on the no.1 all the way to Fleetwood Ferry.

Trident 336 heads south past the Solarium towards Starr Gate on the 1, before returning to Fleetwood

From Fleetwood we returned to Tower on Flexity Tram 011, there was a blast from the past in Bispham as we raced alongside an old Blackpool Atlantean, Streetscene 270 (formerly Blackpool 350) for a while. At Market Street in the town centre we boarded DAF 354 on the 7, which we took to the St Annes Road/Highfield Road stop. It's nice to see double decker buses back on St Annes Road regularly.

Former Blackpool Atlantean, Streetscene 270 races alongside our tram down the promenade in Bispham

Flexity tram 011 by the Tower, ready to continue on to Starr Gate