Chesterfield 8 and Sheffield 15 were moved from the exhibition hall to the workshop yesterday. 15 will be taking part in the 150 Years of Trams event on Monday and I think 8 is required for a photo shoot.
Richard, at times I'm sure many of us have rather taken our horse-drawn trams for granted compared with their electric sisters. These pictures out in daylight should remind us of what delightful little treasures they are. It's only a pity that they can't come out to play more often.
I completeley agree with Apothecary's comment above - the horse trams are terribly underrated and certainly deserve more attention than they get. Having said that, I'm a lot happier now they are properly displayed rather than just plonked in a depot with no explanation on their historic value. It would be nice to see them run more often but the cost of hiring horses in can't really be justified.
I think the reason that horse drawn trams are sometimes overlooked over the electrics, is that once overhead is in place it's easy to run an electric tram but a horse drawn requires organisation and horses need to be hired. That is certainly the case with L53 at Heaton park anyway, it's a beautiful tram but the cost of hiring horses isn't cheap.
Sorry to disappoint you Andrew but Sheffield 15 and Chesterfield 8 have been on the traverser together before. Unfortunately no pictures were taken as the staff involved were too busy!
Chesterfield 8 and Sheffield 15 were moved from the exhibition hall to the workshop yesterday. 15 will be taking part in the 150 Years of Trams event on Monday and I think 8 is required for a photo shoot.
Brilliant pictures as always Richard - the shot of 8 & 15 both on the traverser is superb! Never seen anything like that before!
ReplyDeleteRichard, at times I'm sure many of us have rather taken our horse-drawn trams for granted compared with their electric sisters. These pictures out in daylight should remind us of what delightful little treasures they are. It's only a pity that they can't come out to play more often.
ReplyDeleteI completeley agree with Apothecary's comment above - the horse trams are terribly underrated and certainly deserve more attention than they get. Having said that, I'm a lot happier now they are properly displayed rather than just plonked in a depot with no explanation on their historic value. It would be nice to see them run more often but the cost of hiring horses in can't really be justified.
ReplyDeleteI think the reason that horse drawn trams are sometimes overlooked over the electrics, is that once overhead is in place it's easy to run an electric tram but a horse drawn requires organisation and horses need to be hired. That is certainly the case with L53 at Heaton park anyway, it's a beautiful tram but the cost of hiring horses isn't cheap.
ReplyDeleteSorry to disappoint you Andrew but Sheffield 15 and Chesterfield 8 have been on the traverser together before. Unfortunately no pictures were taken as the staff involved were too busy!
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