Ash Street tram stop, Fleetwood ? 1967
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The photograph on this page of Ash Street tram stop, Fleetwood ? 1967 by Alan Murray-Rust as part of the Geograph project.
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Ash Street tram stop, Fleetwood ? 1967
Image: © Alan Murray-Rust Taken: 26 Aug 1967
This was the southern end of the street tramway section through Fleetwood, with a tram about to enter the reserved track through Cleveleys to Blackpool and Starr Gate. The fine shelter had disappeared by the time Dr Clifton took his views at the location https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1615923 in 1985, together with the distinctive circular enamel tram stop sign. The replacement stop is now named Fisherman's Walk. The tram is one of the 25 'Coronation' cars built by Charles Roberts of Wakefield in 1952/53, a type which proved to be one of Blackpool's less successful purchases, being very heavy, and having 'Vambac' control equipment which proved both heavy on current and unreliable. Most were subsequently fitted with conventional controllers from withdrawn vehicles. It is seen here in the later livery with green roof. Originally the livery was overall cream with just the waistband in green.
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