Buses in Blackburn Bus station after staff went on strike, 1979
YOU couldn’t move for buses on Blackburn Boulevard back in 1979 when this picture was taken. The trouble was they weren’t going anywhere
Double-deckers were lined up nose to tail forming a blockade of the bus station as drivers walked out on strike in support of a pay claim.
In the background you can see the Palace Cinema and the roof of the Boulevard toilets - both of which have now disappeared,
All the buses were in the distinctive livery of Blackburn Corporation transport apart from the single-decker National bus on the left.
Do you remember the bus strike? Perhaps you were one of the drivers involved in the dispute. Let us know what happened - email bygones@nqnw.co.uk
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