Sunderland Corporation Number 16
Sunderland Corporation Tramways No.16 was built by Dick, Kerr & Co., Preston, in 1900.
When the Sunderland tram system closed in 1954, a number of tram bodies escaped the scrapyard, instead finding a new use as football changing-room.
After a spell on a football field, the lower saloon of No.16 was moved to Westwood Farm, Low Warden, near Hexham, Northumberland, where it spent the next 30-odd years as a tool-shed and apple store. The body was rescued by Beamish in 1989 and returned to service in 2003.
Following a further major overhaul it has recently returned to service and makes a fine sight in the winter sun. It is seen travelling between the town and Pockerley on 4th January 2015.
More information on transport and tramways at Beamish at
beamishtransportonline.co.uk/transport-stocklist/tramway/...
Sunderland Corporation Number 16
Sunderland Corporation Tramways No.16 was built by Dick, Kerr & Co., Preston, in 1900.
When the Sunderland tram system closed in 1954, a number of tram bodies escaped the scrapyard, instead finding a new use as football changing-room.
After a spell on a football field, the lower saloon of No.16 was moved to Westwood Farm, Low Warden, near Hexham, Northumberland, where it spent the next 30-odd years as a tool-shed and apple store. The body was rescued by Beamish in 1989 and returned to service in 2003.
Following a further major overhaul it has recently returned to service and makes a fine sight in the winter sun. It is seen travelling between the town and Pockerley on 4th January 2015.
More information on transport and tramways at Beamish at
beamishtransportonline.co.uk/transport-stocklist/tramway/...