On this day 63 years ago, the tramways in Leeds finally closed. Some routes had stopped operating earlier, so to mark this occasion we’d like to highlight this painting which was donated to the museum in 2021. The painting was produced by J. E. Castelow and shows the...
60 years ago today, the people of Glasgow started to bid farewell to the city’s tramway, the origins of which could be traced back a further 90 years since the first horse trams began to operate on the streets on 19th August 1872. For the first 22 years the tramcars...
150 years ago today, on 19th August 1872, Glasgow’s first horse-drawn tramway began to operate. Its first line ran from St. George’s Cross to Eglinton Toll, via New City Road and Jamaica Bridge. The tramway was operated by the Glasgow Tramway and Omnibus Company and...
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