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ONE regular visit for my wife Ann and me is to Blackpool. This was the first British seaside town to build an electric tramway, in 1885, and has remained true to trams ever since.
Today you can choose to ride down the Golden Mile on a historic tram or one of the most modern and comfortable streamlined beauties. No, you don’t have to ask, Ann and I always choose to ride a historic rattler.
Another favourite holiday destination is north Wales, where no less than six narrow-gauge steam railways mean a packed week of idyllic travel with the smell of coal and steam in the air. But we are going to look for some other day-out destinations with transport themes.
