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'London Trams, 1950s'
- Thread starter Panther_99FS
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brad kaste
Charter Member
I wonder if they would pass the Boeing wind tunnel test......
Fascinating Panther, thank you very much.
I live quite close to the old Brixton Hill tram depot, pass it on journeys into town quite often; I often wonder if any of my fellow passengers even notice this building, let alone realise what it was used for.
http://www.urban75.org/brixton/history/brixton-hill-tram-depot.html
And, of course, trams are enjoying a renaissance here, with networks in South London (soon to be expanded), Docklands (you can call it a light railway if you want - we know it's a tram really), Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham, Newcastle, Blackpool (which is a part of the original 1950's network) and the Edinburgh network finally looks to be going ahead after years of delays & bad decisions; and the Irish have one in Dublin as well, the LUAS, which as proved to be a great success. So, definitely a case of back to the future on this side of the Atlantic.
I live quite close to the old Brixton Hill tram depot, pass it on journeys into town quite often; I often wonder if any of my fellow passengers even notice this building, let alone realise what it was used for.
http://www.urban75.org/brixton/history/brixton-hill-tram-depot.html
And, of course, trams are enjoying a renaissance here, with networks in South London (soon to be expanded), Docklands (you can call it a light railway if you want - we know it's a tram really), Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham, Newcastle, Blackpool (which is a part of the original 1950's network) and the Edinburgh network finally looks to be going ahead after years of delays & bad decisions; and the Irish have one in Dublin as well, the LUAS, which as proved to be a great success. So, definitely a case of back to the future on this side of the Atlantic.
I rode the trams in Blackpool many times as a wee sprog on holiday. I loved the 'special' ones built to look like steam locos, space ships or US paddle-wheel steamers. They were especially eye catching when lit up at night.
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