Leeds scrap trams @ Lowfields Road in colour
A version of an old photograph hand *colourised (if you want to use it, at least credit me and link to this description please!)
by me, of Leeds City Tramways (LCT) 'Chamberlain' tram No. 60 at Lowfields Road Permanent Way scrapyard (near Elland Road football ground).
š A comment from A. D. Packer (aka David Packer) - "You have a shot of an older car in Leeds being broken up which shows one of the workmen attacking the rocker panel of the car. This was to extract coins which had fallen behind the longitudinal seating." š
The original BnW photo is here:-
The photo reverse is stamped with the photographer (and/or negative owner) name Robert F. Mack (Bob Mack).
No. 60 was a fully enclosed 'Chamberlain' class car built by Brush seating 26/46 and running on a 4 wheel EMB Pivotal type J truck. It was first in service Apr 1927, was retrucked with a Peckham P35 in Aug 1948, had the original three destination blind boxes changed to just one in Jan 1950, and had both saloons reupholstered in 'red rexine' in Mar 1951.
It was withdrawn from service in Jul 1956 and in the November was burned at Lowfields Road Permanent Way Yard. The parts of the Leeds tramways systems that had not already been withdrawn or transferred to bus operation closed in Nov 1959.
* My coloured images are more sketch or watercolour like than colour transparency or print like. They are an impression of that subject and period, rather than an accurate representation of how the image/subject actually looked when the photo was taken.
If there are any errors in the above description please let me know. Thanks.
š· Any photograph I post on Flickr is an original in my possession, nothing is ever copied/downloaded from another location. š·
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Leeds scrap trams @ Lowfields Road in colour
A version of an old photograph hand *colourised (if you want to use it, at least credit me and link to this description please!)
by me, of Leeds City Tramways (LCT) 'Chamberlain' tram No. 60 at Lowfields Road Permanent Way scrapyard (near Elland Road football ground).
š A comment from A. D. Packer (aka David Packer) - "You have a shot of an older car in Leeds being broken up which shows one of the workmen attacking the rocker panel of the car. This was to extract coins which had fallen behind the longitudinal seating." š
The original BnW photo is here:-
The photo reverse is stamped with the photographer (and/or negative owner) name Robert F. Mack (Bob Mack).
No. 60 was a fully enclosed 'Chamberlain' class car built by Brush seating 26/46 and running on a 4 wheel EMB Pivotal type J truck. It was first in service Apr 1927, was retrucked with a Peckham P35 in Aug 1948, had the original three destination blind boxes changed to just one in Jan 1950, and had both saloons reupholstered in 'red rexine' in Mar 1951.
It was withdrawn from service in Jul 1956 and in the November was burned at Lowfields Road Permanent Way Yard. The parts of the Leeds tramways systems that had not already been withdrawn or transferred to bus operation closed in Nov 1959.
* My coloured images are more sketch or watercolour like than colour transparency or print like. They are an impression of that subject and period, rather than an accurate representation of how the image/subject actually looked when the photo was taken.
If there are any errors in the above description please let me know. Thanks.
š· Any photograph I post on Flickr is an original in my possession, nothing is ever copied/downloaded from another location. š·
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