'London Trams, 1950s'

[Panther_99FS]

http://www.howtobearetronaut.com/2011/08/london-trams-c-1950s/

[brad kaste]

I wonder if they would pass the Boeing wind tunnel test......

[IFlySWA]

Very nice! Thanks for posting. Enjoyed that a bunch. :wiggle:


Brian

[AndyG43]

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. :guinness:

[Willy]

I rode the trams up and down the Belgian coast a lot in the 80s.

[Tako_Kichi]

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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