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Paisley District Tramways Company

The Paisley District Tramways Company began operations in 1903 taking over from an earlier company which had operated horse-drawn trams. Electric tram operations began in 1904 [1] and the network covered over thirty kilometres. The company was unable to return a dividend to it's investors and was taken over by Glasgow Corporation Tramways in 1923. Trams continued to run in Paisley until the late 1950s.

Information for No. 68 (1068)
Built: 1919
Builder: Hurst Nelson
Motor: 2 Metropolitan-Vickers 101DR electric motors
Power: 120 hp (89 kW)

The Paisley District Tramways Company had an eventual fleet of seventy-two trams most of which were taken over by the Glasgow Corporation. The preserved tram No. 1068 (68 in Paisley service) only had a short life with it's original company. It entered service in 1919, a short double-decker tram with an open top deck (the most common type of tram operated by Paisley). The tram was based on the M Class tram of the London County Council Tramway. The tram was heavily modified by Glasgow, adding a top cover, enclosed balconies and a new truck and motors. The tram was withdrawn in 1953 and preserved and has been partially restored to original condition.

Another ex-Paisley tram (No. 17 a single decker) has also been preserved at the Museum of Scottish Industry Life. Number 16 has also been preserved and is at Glasgow Bus Museum.
1068 at Crich

1068 carries Glasgow Corporation livery

Another view of 1068 (left)

[1] Charles Knapper, The Golden Age of Tramways (David & Charles, 1974) p. 214