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‘The Modern Tramway‘ was the title of the journal of the Light Railway Transport League.
I picked up a small batch of copies of The Modern Tramway Journal which included volumes from the 1950s, 1960s and 1980s and have begun reading through them. The first Journal that I have is dated 15th July 1953. At the time of writing it is almost 70 years old.
Volume 16 No. 187 of July 1953 starts with an item entitled, “Tramways and the Press.” Starting with a specific instance of dubious reporting by the national dailies about tram parts being sent to Egypt, the article bemoans the way that tramways were increasingly being seen by the public, led by the press, as an outmoded form of transport.
The featured image above shows one of the last London trams running alongside one of the trolleybuses that replaced them. [6] ‘The Modern Tramway’ was the title of the journal of the Li…
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A second extract from The Modern Tramway Journal in 1953. .......
‘The Modern Tramway’ was the title of the journal of the Light Railway Transport League. I picked up a small batch of copies of The Modern Tramway Journal which included volumes from th…
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The Modern Tramway Journal from August 1953. ...
The editorial focussed on public attitudes to the final replacement of London's trams. ....
The featured image above is the front cover of a book by Robert J. Harley – London Tramway Twilight: 1949-1952. [1] The AEC Regent III RT was one of the variants of the AEC Regent III. It was…
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The Modern Tramway again. ...
Still in 1953. ... August of that year.
This is a note about a visit to Ireland by members of the Light Railway Transport League in June 1953.
The featured image above shows one of the last tram journeys in Belfast. This tram is travelling along Castle Place on 27th February 1954, heading for Ardoyne Depot. [7] In ‘The Modern Tramwa…
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A fifth look at the Journal of the Light Railway Transport League in the mid-1950s. ....
The Modern Tramway Journal of April 1954 took issue with the interpretation of a Road Research Laboratory Report by the London Transport Executive. The press release from the LTE was slanted in favour of decisions made about the closure of the tramway services in the capital ....
The featured image shows the aftermath of one accident involving a London tramcar, © Evening Standard. [4] Professional thinking in London in the early 1950s was that tramway modernisation would re…
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The Modern Tramway again. .....
Articulated trams are relatively normal in today's world. There was a time when this was not the case. Much of Europe, save for the Italians, preferred to create tram trains from individual units and trailers. This was seen as being a more flexible policy.
Stuttgart decided to to try out articulated vehicles in the 1950s.
The featured image shows one of the 220-passenger articulated tramcar sets in an ex-works condition, © H. Fuchs Wagonfabrik. [1: p70] The April 1954 edition of ‘The Modern Tramway’ incl…
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The Modern Tramway again. .....
In January 1957 the Journal reported on the decision by the Manx Government to take over the Manx Electric Tramway. ......
The January 1957 edition of ‘The Modern Tramway’ reported a significant decision made by the Manx Government at the end of 1956 in respect of the future of the M.E.R. (the Manx Electric…
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'The Modern Tramway’ – Leeds City Tramways, 1956. …
The Modern Tramway Journal in February 1957 carried an article about the tramways of Leeds. The data for the article was collated by A.K. Terry and the article was written by J.H. Price.
The Suez crisis brought a temporary halt to a number of things within the UK economy. One of these was the planned scrapping of the tram routes and tramcars in Leeds. That pause provided the opportunity for the Light Railway Transport League to compile a map, fleet list and list of services for the city. ...
The Modern Tramway Journal in February 1957 carried an article about the tramways of Leeds. The data for the article was collated by A.K. Terry and the article was written by J.H. Price. [1] The Su…
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‘The Modern Tramway’ – April 1957 – “Down the ‘Goldmine'”
The Modern Tramway Journal of April 1957 included a nostalgic look at one of the Glasgow tram network’s successes. An ‘out-boundary’ route, No. 28, which at one time was part of the longest tram route in the UK, almost 23 miles in length. End to end it was a 2 hour tram journey. At that time, the early 1930s, the route from Renfrew Ferry to Milngavie was numbered 14. “In 1934 it was cut at Spiersbridge and renumbered 28, and on 3rd April 1949, the Glenfield – Cross Stobs section was closed.” The truncated line (No. 28) ran from Renfrew Ferry to Glenfield – a distance of 5.24 miles.
The Modern Tramway Journal of April 1957 included a nostalgic look at one of the Glasgow tram network’s successes. [1] An ‘out-boundary’ route, No. 28, which at one time was part …
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The Modern Tramway, May 1957 – Rotterdam’s Trams in the 1950s
This short article could be entitled, ‘The Modern Tramway takes on the Manchester Guardian‘. In its May 1957 journal the Light Railway Transport League asks whether its readers had read the Manchester Guardian on 22nd January. The featured image shows trams in Rotterdam in May 1957.
In an article entitled ‘A Twisted Tale’, The Modern Tramway Journal was surprised to see the Manchester Guardian being taken in by the spirit of the current age which was decidedly anti-tram!
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The final three years of the historic tram network in London ... and Operation Tramaway. ...
The featured image above shows two No. 33 trams using Kingsway Tunnel which was closed in the early 1950s, © Stories of London. [6] Robert J. Harley begins his chapter on 1950 with these words: …
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Glasgow Tram No. 1005. ...
In the 1950s, a tram Glasgow purchased some years before, a 'one-off', unidirectional double decker car which it numbered 1005 and which was sometimes known as the 'Blue Devil' for its unconventional three tone blue colour scheme, was put forward by the Light Railway Transport League as an option for trails that the League hoped might happen in London.
In the 1950s, a tram Glasgow purchased some years before, a ‘one-off’, unidirectional double decker car which it numbered 1005 and which was sometimes known as the ‘Blue DevilR…
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