Thank you for providing us with this fascinating video along with your photographs. It really was an amazing railway station with 14 platforms and apparently the busiest in the world during 1911! The Central station was also the scene of Blackpool's worse tragedy of 1941, where a number of people lost their lives after two aircraft collided- resulting in one ( Botha L6509 ) crashing through the entrance hall of Central station. The other aircraft involved was a Defiant-( formation flying ). The tragedy resulted in more civilian casualties than all the ww2 raids along the Fylde coast!
Great vlog, love the way you merge old and new pictures into one, sad that central station shut in favour of the North Station, heard so many stories of its closure, 1 being that beeching wanted to shut the North Station in favour of retaining the central station, but Blackpool Council wanted Central Station to shut
Oh wow this brought back so many harrowing memories As a kid in early 60’s I pestered mum & dad to go to Blackpool illuminations As kids at school where on about how marvellous it was
I remember the lads with Sack Trollies waiting for holiday makers to exit the Station. It had about 14 platforms and the public came out in their thousands. The lads with their trollies would take families and their luggage to their boarding hoses by foot.
How different it all look's today interesting 😊
Wow. So interesting. Thank-u. X
Thank you for providing us with this fascinating video along with your photographs. It really was an amazing railway station with 14 platforms and apparently the busiest in the world during 1911! The Central station was also the scene of Blackpool's worse tragedy of 1941, where a number of people lost their lives after two aircraft collided- resulting in one ( Botha L6509 ) crashing through the entrance hall of Central station. The other aircraft involved was a Defiant-( formation flying ). The tragedy resulted in more civilian casualties than all the ww2 raids along the Fylde coast!
Well done you did a great job no slipping and sliding today 😊 that sun looks lovely plenty of cars on that car park 😊
Thanks for the update on Central Station, the tarmac you showed in the video are the old platforms, just read it all on Google thanks again 👍
Great video Biker..................
Well done biker. Loving the old pics mate.
Loving the comparison between then and now. Take care 😄
Had many a pint on a Saturday afternoon in The Castle.
My dad used to work at Fleetwood Railway Station ,then got transferred to Blackpool North ,when Dr Beeching close Blackpool Central
Other good video biker. There's still some old wall from the train station along central drive. Keep up the good work. Thanks.
Really interesting. Can you also check out the history of the big wheel near winter gardens plus the actual spot it was.Thanks so much
A massive loss to Blackpool, you landed right at the heart of fun
Great vlog, love the way you merge old and new pictures into one, sad that central station shut in favour of the North Station, heard so many stories of its closure, 1 being that beeching wanted to shut the North Station in favour of retaining the central station, but Blackpool Council wanted Central Station to shut
Hi biker thanks for the then and now pics..mint
Oh wow this brought back so many harrowing memories As a kid in early 60’s I pestered mum & dad to go to Blackpool illuminations As kids at school where on about how marvellous it was
As the airwaves might clog tomorrow as everyone stays in I'd like to wish you a very happy new year bro stay safe for 2021 x
station was where coral Island is. remember the hoarding around the site while arcade being built with adverts for ac/dc at the opera House.
Great video again. well done Biker, wishing you a happy new year pal
I remember the lads with Sack Trollies waiting for holiday makers to exit the Station. It had about 14 platforms and the public came out in their thousands. The lads with their trollies would take families and their luggage to their boarding hoses by foot.