(21 Sep 2013, 8:25 pm)fozzovmurton wrote Just been looking through OK Travel in the Bygone Era and they had quite a few daily runs to Blackpool, what was the purpose of this as it is a long ride and buses/coaches must have come close to being run into ground, did OK have tendered work in Lancashire a

Blackpool has traditionally always been very popular with Northerners who visit for the weekend or midweek.

It's a pain to get to in terms of the train (4 hour average journey time with changes) and it's a fairly scenic journey across the A66 and through Kirkby Stephen. It used to stop at Tebay for lunch but I don't think they do now

The market must still be there as Classic run it as mentioned above but in a different form as there's now express direct buses that run from Newcastle/Gateshead and of course you've got National Holidays who send thousands of the grey brigade there