The end of trams in London

[Furryanimal]

 

[RadishRose]

Interesting, but I wish they didn't burn them.

 

[RadishRose]

I remember my parents talking about this years later...

 

[Lavinia]

I remember the trolley buses. There is still a tram service between Blackpool and Fleetwood.

 

[Furryanimal]

I remember the trolley buses. There is still a tram service between Blackpool and Fleetwood.

And trams returned in other cities too

 

[Capt Lightning]

Close to where I lived in Hampshire, was a small Methodist chapel which once was the terminus for the "Horndean light railway". This was a tram service in the early 1900's that ran from the top of Portsdown hill to Horndean. Portsdown hill, is a steep road out of Portsmouth and was too steep for trams. Similarly going north from Horndean towards London, the road became unsuitable for trams. So the tram travelled regularly from Purbrook at the top of the hill , through the villages of Widley, Waterlooville and Cowplain to Horndean. The main engine sheds were In Cowplain and this in later years was a Waitrose supermarket. One of the trams is preserved in the National Tram museum.



I must add a note about Waterlooville. This stands on the (then) main road from Portsmouth to London and many soldiers and sailors passed along this road. At one point, there was a pub that had no name, and after the victory over Napoleon at Waterloo, the pub was named "The heroes of Waterloo". A village grew up around the pub, and it was originally called Waterloo, but this was changed to Waterlooville to distinguish from other Waterloos.

 

[hollydolly]

I remember the trolley buses. There is still a tram service between Blackpool and Fleetwood.

I've been on that...

 

[hollydolly]

And trams returned in other cities too

I still can remember the trams in Glasgow.. I was about 5 when they took them off the streets but the traam rails stayed for many years after that