Manchester Corporation Tram [2] |
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Number built: | 80 |
Built: | 1901 |
Builder: | Brush Traction |
The trams were originally open topped though top covers were retrofitted to most of the fleet at a later stage (Manchester, due to it's weather, began adding top covers to it's trams as early as 1904! [1]). The trams were built with Peckham Cantilever trucks though these were later changed to Brill 21E trucks. All of the trams were withdrawn by 1938. One tram (173) has been preserved.
[1] Charles Knapper, The Golden Age of Tramways (David & Charles, 1974) p. 134
[2] "New power station and electric car house as Manchester, England", Street Railway Journal (September 6 1902) Vol. XX No. 10 p. 300