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Interior of the last tram ride showing passengers
Unknown, 1956, Photograph
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Interior of the last tram ride showing passengers
Interior of the last tram ride showing passengers
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21242
Title
Interior of the last tram ride showing passengers
Description
Three men pose for a photograph inside a tram. They are sat on seats facing each other. The men wear coats, hats, shirts and ties. The seats in which the men are found are marked off with a screen behind them. There is a sliding door which is open. A sign says 'no smoking please'. Some passengers appear to be embarking and disembarking from the tram, including a women wearing fur, leather gloves and carrying a handbag.
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Unknown
Date
1956
Size
16.3 x 21.2 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Caption reads: Seated on the left of the picture Mr R. Stuart Pilcher, C.B.E., Transport Manager 1918- 1928, under whose managership Edinburgh's transport system was converted from cable to electric traction in 1922.
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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