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The Tramcar Collection

The collection contains more than 80 vehicles, from the earliest form of horse drawn tram through to the most advanced all electric tramcar of the first-generation trams, as well as support / maintenance vehicles.

There is a wealth of history in each vehicle, and the profiles here allow you to explore in more depth their individual stories, including their route into preservation, as well as the social and operational context in which they originally operated

Click here to learn more about how the profiles have been developed or to provide comments. Read more about our Restoration Projects here.

1931

Liverpool Corporation Tramways, No. 762

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1920

Wallasey Corporation Tramways, No. 78

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1901

Birkenhead Corporation Tramways, No. 20

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1880

Derby Tramways Company No. 1

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1987

Blackpool 645 at Crich Tramway Village - photo Ian Rigg

Blackpool Transport Services No. 645

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1913

Barnsley bus no. 5 in the dopot yard during the TMS 60th anniversary celebrations on 21/9/2019. Photo: Jim Dignan

Barnsley & District Electric Traction Company “Combination Car” Motor Bus No. 5

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1978

Croydon Tramlink 058 and flat bed trailer 061

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1888

Birmingham Central Tramways 75 Class Cable Tram

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1885

North Metropolitan Horse Tram

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1905

Glasgow Works 1 cable laying tram

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1935

Blackpool Railgrinder No. 2

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1972 (rebuild, originally built in 1934)

Blackpool Corporation No. 5

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1903

Glasgow Corporation Tramways Works car No.21

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1886

Manchester, Bury, Rochdale & Oldham Tramway, Steam Tram No. 84

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1914

Bournemouth Corporation Tramways, No. 85

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1902

Nottingham Corporation Tramways No. 92

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1908

Nottingham Corporation Tramways No. 121

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1920

Nottingham Corporation Tramways No. 166

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1903

Hull City Tramways Milnes tramcar

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1895

London Tramways Company ‘Curry Rivel’ horse tram

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1880

Manchester Carriage & Tramways Company Horse Tram W24

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1899

Sheffield 46

Sheffield Corporation No. 46

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1948

Edinburgh 35

Edinburgh Corporation Transport No. 35

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1927

Gateshead 5

Gateshead & District Tramways Co. No. 5

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1932

London County Council No. 1

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1900

Sheffield 74

Sheffield Corporation No. 74

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1904

Leicester 76

Leicester Corporation No. 76

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1905

Johannesburg 60

Johannesburg Municipal Tramways No. 60

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1905

Brussels Tramways No. 96

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1902

Blackpool 59

Blackpool Corporation No. 59 aka “Dreadnought”

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1901

Newcastle Corporation Transport No. 102

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1926

Blackpool Corporation No. 49

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1903

LCC 106

London County Council Tramways No. 106

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1885

NSW 47

New South Wales Government Steam Tram No. 47

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1902

Cardiff City Tramways No. 131

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1903

Southampton 45

Southampton Corporation No. 45

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1910

Hull City 132

Hull City Tramways No. 132

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1914

Photo: Jim Dignan

Blackpool & Fleetwood No. 40

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1902

LUT 159

London United Tramways No. 159

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1926

Blackpool 40

Blackpool Corporation No. 40

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1927

Blackpool 166

Blackpool Corporation No. 166

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1928

Photo: Jim Dignan

Blackpool Corporation No. 167

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1922

Glasgow 22

Glasgow Corporation Transport No. 22

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1908

Electric Tramways of the Royal City of Prague No. 180 (originally 266)

Prague No. 180 (originally 266)

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1894

Dundee 21

Dundee & District Tramways Co. No. 21

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1928

Oporto 273

Oporto Tramways No. 273

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1890

Cardiff 21

Cardiff Tramways Company No. 21

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1930

Metropolitan Electric Tramways No. 331

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1874

Sheffield 15

Sheffield Corporation Tramways No. 15

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1915

Grimsby 14

Grimsby & Immingham Electric Tramway No. 14

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1902

Hill of Howth No.10

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1927

Blackpool Corporation Electric Locomotive (aka No. 717)

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1936

Liverpool 869

Liverpool Corporation No. 869

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1900

Glasgow 812

Glasgow Corporation Transport No. 812

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1969

Halle an der Saale (HAVAG) Tramways No. 902

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1982

Blackpool Transport Services No. 762

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1937

Blackpool 630

Blackpool Transport Services No. 630

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1919

Glasgow 1068

Glasgow Corporation Tramways No. 1068

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1939

NY 674

New York Third Avenue Transit No. 674

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1953

Leeds 602

Leeds City Transport No. 602

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1928

Glasgow 1100

Glasgow Corporation Transport No. 1100

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1931

Leeds 600

Leeds City Transport No. 600

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1925

Leeds City Transport No. 399

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1929

Glasgow 1115

Glasgow Corporation Transport No. 1115

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1921

Leeds 345

Leeds City Transport No. 345

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1919

Sheffield 330

Sheffield Transport Department No. 330

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1937

Blackpool 298

Blackpool Corporation No. 298

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1934

Blackpool Corporation No. 249

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1937

Sheffield 264

Sheffield Corporation Transport No. 264

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1934

Blackpool 236

Blackpool Corporation No. 236

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1948

Glasgow 1297

Glasgow Corporation Transport No. 1297

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1934

Sheffield 189

Sheffield Corporation Transport No. 189

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1931

Leeds 180

Leeds City Transport No. 180

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1873

Oporto 9

Oporto Tramways No. 9

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1958

Hague 1147

Den Haag Tramways No. 1147

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1899

Chesterfield 8

Chesterfield Tramways Company No. 8

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1940

Glasgow 1282

Glasgow Corporation Transport No. 1282

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1904

Chesterfield 7

Chesterfield Corporation No. 7

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1911

London Passenger Transport Board No. 1622

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1931

Leeds City Tramways No. 2

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1969, though it may have incorporated parts from an earlier tramcar dating from 1912.

Berlin 3006

Berlin Tramways (BVB) No. 223 006-4

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1898

Blackpool and Fleetwood 2

Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramroad No. 2

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1881

Leamington 1

Leamington & Warwick Tramways and Omnibus Company No. 1

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1896

Douglas 1

Douglas Head Marine Drive No. 1

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1903

Derby Corporation No. 1

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1885

Blackpool Electric Tramway Company Ltd. No. 4

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1950

Sheffield 510

Sheffield Corporation No. 510

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