nˈeɪbɚɹɪŋ ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾɚ fˈaɪld bˈʌɹoʊ tɹˈænspoːɹt, wˌɪtʃ æt ðə tˈaɪm tɹˈeɪdᵻd æz blˈuː bˈʌsᵻz, wʌz tˈeɪkən ˌoʊvɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ; ɪt hæd pɹˈiːviəsli bˌɪn ɐ kˈaʊnsəlˈoʊnd ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪtsˈɛlf, bˌʌt spˈɛnt fˈaɪv mˈʌnθs ɪn pɹˈaɪvət ˈoʊnɚʃˌɪp bᵻfˌoːɹ blˈækpuːl tɹˈænspoːɹts tˈeɪkoʊvɚ.
Neighbouring operator Fylde Borough Transport, which at the time traded as Blue Buses, was taken over in 1994; it had previously been a council-owned operation itself, but spent five months in private ownership before Blackpool Transport's takeover.