Another era of Manchester Trams
Manchester 765 was one of the famous single deck trams built for the equally famous 53 route in 1914, unusually for Manchester single deck trams were used due to the number of low bridges on the route which prevented double deck tram operation. The 53 was however one of the early tram to bus conversions in Manchester and lost its trams in 1930 to a fleet of low bridge double deck buses, the single deck cars were then withdrawn and most of them broken up but one that did survive was 765 which was used on a farm on the Yorkshire Moors. It was discovered in the early 1960’s and rescued for preservation, initially it was stored at Crich where this photo was taken in the early days of the Museum with 765 on what is now the main track but then was still being laid.
Another era of Manchester Trams
Manchester 765 was one of the famous single deck trams built for the equally famous 53 route in 1914, unusually for Manchester single deck trams were used due to the number of low bridges on the route which prevented double deck tram operation. The 53 was however one of the early tram to bus conversions in Manchester and lost its trams in 1930 to a fleet of low bridge double deck buses, the single deck cars were then withdrawn and most of them broken up but one that did survive was 765 which was used on a farm on the Yorkshire Moors. It was discovered in the early 1960’s and rescued for preservation, initially it was stored at Crich where this photo was taken in the early days of the Museum with 765 on what is now the main track but then was still being laid.