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Heaton Park Tramway
The Heaton Park Tramway is a heritage tramway that operates within Heaton Park, a large municipal park in the England, English city of Manchester. It is operated by the Manchester Transport Museum Society, a registered charity. In normal times, the tramway operates on Sunday afternoons between March and mid-November and on Saturday afternoons between May and mid-September. Operation may be suspended whilst major events are being held in the park, and was temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic although the tramway has now reopened. History Heaton Park was originally the private landscape park surrounding Heaton Hall, but was sold to Manchester City Council in 1902 for use as a municipal park. Shortly after the park was bought by the council, a branch of Manchester Corporation Tramways was built into the park from the existing tramway on Middleton Road. A large Tram stop, waiting shelter was constructed at the end of this branch, and the first tram arrived on 31 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manchester Tram Number 765
Manchester Corporation Tramways 765 is the only remaining electric tramcar from Manchester Corporation Tramways in regular operation. It is at Heaton Park, Manchester, UK. History No. 765 was built in 1914 and was one of a series of bogie cars, with a central saloon and open smoking compartments at the ends, built for routes such as the No. 53 route with low bridges. This design, whilst unusual in the UK, was commonly used on streetcar lines in California, and the design is often known as a California or combination car. The '53' route ran from Brooks's Bar to Cheetham Hill Road, via Belle Vue, forming an angular shape; two low bridges at Pottery Lane and Stanley Grove made running double-deckers impossible. The first batch of these trams made their appearance in Manchester in 1903 and over 60 were in the fleet.Yearsley, Ian (1962) ''The Manchester Tram''. Huddersfield: Advertiser Press; pp. 63-65 The first batch of these trams made their appearance in Manchester in 1903. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
