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Crew and passengers of the last tram procession
Unknown, 1956, Photograph
Crew and passengers of the last tram procession
Crew and passengers of the last tram procession
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21244
Title
Crew and passengers of the last tram procession
Description
Officials including the Lord Provost and local councillors are gathered at the Mound with tram drivers. The Lord Provost is identified by a chain around his neck. The drivers are wearing uniforms with long double-breasted overcoats. A man in the right of the image is recording the proceedings with a device which is attached to a piece of machinery held by someone else. Trams tracks can be seen on the cobbled street.
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Unknown
Date
1956
Size
15.8 x 21.4 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Caption reads: Lord Provost Sir John G. Banks, C.B.E. has a few words to say at the Mound to the driver of the trams in the final procession which included the decorated tram. The last service no.28 tram and the last tram No. 217, service No.23 from Morningside. Also inlcuded in the group (left to right) were Councillor J. Chalmers Brown M.C., Chairman of the Transport Committee; the Lady Provost, Lady Banks; Councillor Mrs Catherine M. Filsell, Convenor, Transport Development Sub-Committee and Mr W.M. Little, Transport Manager.
The last trams ran on 16th November 1956, with a procession making the final journey south to the depot at Shrubhill. They carried local dignitaries and members of the public, many of whom were tram enthusiasts. Presentations were made at the Mound by the Lord Provost to the last crews. Local people lined the routes to see the passing of the last trams and there was a large number of police present at the Shrubhill Depot to maintain order. As the final tramcar passed through, the gates were closed after them, thus ending the era of Edinburgh's trams.
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