Good site about Coventry's tramways
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:49 am
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Good site about Coventry's tramways
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Re: Good site about Coventry's tramways
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 1:30 pm
Yes, it's outstanding. Ken Crawley has also written some books about the history of Coventry Transport which I can highly recommend.
Re: Good site about Coventry's tramways
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 8:11 pm
This piece of track is visible (just) through the fencing around the old Foleshill Road depot
There are some remnants of trackpoles
MR
Re: Good site about Coventry's tramways
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 8:35 pm
Thanks MR. I was already familiar with the tram pole in Albany Road which is incredibly ornate when seen up close, wasn't aware of the others before. It says something for the way street services are organsised that no one from the council has noticed they were left over in seventy years!
I believe there are several stretches of tramway still buried under resurfaced roads as indeed are the original cobble stones.
I believe there are several stretches of tramway still buried under resurfaced roads as indeed are the original cobble stones.
Re: Good site about Coventry's tramways
Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 6:19 am
A big pat on the back Rebbonk for this enlightening thread and it stirred the memories of the tram system we had in L'Pool many years ago.
I spent many happy hours trawling round the city on the trams especially the Pier Head watching the ferries plying across the Mersey and sitting enjoying an ice cream, them were the days
My favourite system in L'Pool was the Overhead Railway, which was a schoolkids delight, as we used to get on in the Dingle and be awed especially passing the shipping docks and I am talking about when L'Poll docks stretched for miles and seeing every shape and size of ships docked and moored in the Mersey and dreaming of sailing off into the wild blue yonder. Happy days when life was so uncomplicated and you could walk the streets and not be afraid
I spent many happy hours trawling round the city on the trams especially the Pier Head watching the ferries plying across the Mersey and sitting enjoying an ice cream, them were the days
My favourite system in L'Pool was the Overhead Railway, which was a schoolkids delight, as we used to get on in the Dingle and be awed especially passing the shipping docks and I am talking about when L'Poll docks stretched for miles and seeing every shape and size of ships docked and moored in the Mersey and dreaming of sailing off into the wild blue yonder. Happy days when life was so uncomplicated and you could walk the streets and not be afraid
Re: Good site about Coventry's tramways
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:58 am
Tipped off about these pictures from another forum....
Stevie, you might prefer this link http://www.tramway.co.uk/our-collections/86/photo-library-search-results/?keywords=liverpool&x=70&y=19
Stevie, you might prefer this link http://www.tramway.co.uk/our-collections/86/photo-library-search-results/?keywords=liverpool&x=70&y=19
Re: Good site about Coventry's tramways
Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:23 pm
Longford Road circa 1920:
The banner hanging for the tram wires was to warn passengers on open-topped trams to remain seated while the tram passed under the bridge to avoid being electrocuted. There was a similar banner just before Albany Road railway bridge.
The banner hanging for the tram wires was to warn passengers on open-topped trams to remain seated while the tram passed under the bridge to avoid being electrocuted. There was a similar banner just before Albany Road railway bridge.
Re: Good site about Coventry's tramways
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:19 am
Tom, you have whetted the appetite re Crich Trams 
Re: Good site about Coventry's tramways
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 2:43 pm
Stumbled across this the other night...
Re: Good site about Coventry's tramways
Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 2:52 pm
I am guessing that picture was taken at the same time as the official opening of the park which was in 1921.rebbonk wrote:Stumbled across this the other night...