Manchester tram 765 at Heaton Park Tramway, Manchester
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Manchester tram 765 at Heaton Park Tramway, Manchester by Francis W Chadwick as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Manchester tram 765 at Heaton Park Tramway, Manchester
Image: © Francis W Chadwick Taken: Unknown
The last survivor of the batch of single deck trams built in 1914 at Hyde Park Car Works for Route 53, which ran on a circuitous route from Stretford Road to Cheetham Hill Road, near Belle Vue. The route was converted to a bus route as early as 1930. This tram ended up on a farm near Huddersfield in Yorkshire, from where it was rescued and eventually restored to its present superb condition. In 1985 the tram went on loan to Blackpool for the centenary of their tramway, and stayed there for three more seasons. By May 1989, when this photograph was taken, it had returned to Heaton Park. It was photographed near the gates at the Middleton Road (A576) entrance to the park. This section of track was originally a siding for the park, on the original Manchester Corporation system. Image Image
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
53.531863
Longitude
-2.24572