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  2. Adelaide Street Circuit - Wikipedia

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    The Dequetteville Terrace straight (named after Jack Brabham for Formula One and Peter Brock for the Adelaide 500) was a 900 m (980 yd) stretch where the over 1,000 bhp (746 kW; 1,014 PS) Formula One cars in the turbo era (1985–88) were reaching speeds in excess of 200 mph (320 km/h) making Adelaide easily the fastest street circuit of the ...

  3. Blackpool - Wikipedia

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    Plans for Blackpool Central's multi-storey car park and Heritage Quarter were approved in October 2021, and construction of the car park began in 2022. [77] But the £300 million development was stalled because of a lack of funding to move the Magistrates and County Courts from the site.

  4. Houndshill Shopping Centre - Wikipedia

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    A car park was also constructed above the shopping centre, spanning over 4 floors. [1] It is the only indoor shopping centre in Blackpool. In September 2008, a new extension was opened at a cost of over £30million; the extension featured Debenhams as the new flagship store and trebled the size of the shopping centre.

  5. Blackpool Central railway station - Wikipedia

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    This road terminates at Blackpool Central Car Park, based at the site of the former platform ends and approach tracks. This area is where the Blackpool Illuminations are ceremonially switched on, with a large party and often local and national radio coverage. The very outer wall of the car park is the last visible remnant of the 1900 building.

  6. Blackpool Transport - Wikipedia

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    Blackpool Transport Services Limited [1] is a bus and tram operator running within the boroughs of Blackpool and Fylde and into the surrounding area, including Fleetwood, Lytham St Annes, Poulton-le-Fylde, Cleveleys, Fleetwood and Preston.

  7. King George Square busway station - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] The lower two levels of the King George Square Car Park were demolished to make way for the station. The heritage-listed Wheat Creek Culvert (built in 1861) which ran from under King George Square out into Adelaide Street was also demolished. A short segment of the culvert has been preserved as a display in the bus station. [4]

  8. Woodville railway station, Adelaide - Wikipedia

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    Woodville station was one of the original stations on the Adelaide to Port Adelaide railway, which opened in April 1856. The only other intermediate stations on the new line were at Bowden and Alberton. In the early days, Adelaide to Port Adelaide was a single-track railway and a passing loop was provided at Woodville.

  9. Borough Park, Blackpool - Wikipedia

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    Greyhound racing arrived on 28 April 1967 with the racing being independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the National Greyhound Racing Club).The track hosted one of the biggest independent races in the country called the Blackpool Derby and the seaside track ran every Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening with an additional fixture on Saturday evenings during summer.