Preserved tram 102 at the London Transport Museum |
Information for 1910 series | |
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Number built: | 6 |
Built: | 1910 |
Builder: | United Electric Car Company of Preston |
Motor: | Westinghouse electric motors (DC OHLE / conduit) |
Power: | 70 hp (52 kW) |
Tram number 102, which has been preserved at the London Transport Museum, is one of six built in 1910 with Peckham trucks and General Electric and Westinghouse electrical equipment. The tram was built for overhead electric collection but later converted to use underground conduit collection on lines between Stratford and Aldgate.
West Ham Corporation Tramways set up a dedicated telephone system in 1916 to allow the traffic controller to contact traffic regulators at various important parts of the system [2], thought to have been the first such system on a tram network. This allowed for much faster fault and accident reporting and contingency planning.
[1] R.W. Kidner, The London Tramcar 1861-1952 (Oakwood Press, 1992) p. 101
A Traffic Regulator on the telephone [2] |
[1] R.W. Kidner, The London Tramcar 1861-1952 (Oakwood Press, 1992) p. 101
[2] "West Ham Telephone Control System", Electric Railway Journal Vol. 54 No. 8 (August 23 1919) p. 397