ROBERT HUFFSTUTTER says:
TEXT BY THE ARTIST, TRAM PAINTER, Graham Lees, 2008
Cissie
This was the third and final experimental Feltham tram built by the Union Construction Co. for the M.E.T. in 1929, nicknamed at the time, “Cissie”. The other two experimental trams, No: 319 and 330 were called “Poppy” and “Blossom”.
The tram being constructed for “pay as you enter” with the conductor standing at the door and taking fares on boarding, hence the central doors.
Like all of the remaining M.E.T. trams “Cissie” was transferred into the fleet of the newly formed London Passenger Transport Board and renumbered 2168. In September 1936 it was withdrawn from service and later sold to Sunderland Corporation as “Cissie” could not be converted for operation on the South London conduit routes due to the central entrance.
Modifications were made before it could be put into service again, including changing the current collector from twin trolleys to a pantograph and the removal of the driver’s seat and the air power to the doors. Its number was changed to 100 in the Sunderland fleet.
It was withdrawn from service in 1951.
“Cissie” has since been restored to M.E.T. livery at Crich Transport Museum in Derby.
200x250mm Acrylic on Canvas by Graham Lees
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I would have selected a seat in the top section to be closer to the sparks and fireworks. The view would have been more interesting, an obvious fact. RLH
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