Last few weeks

25th April

L53 ran for the last time. The weather was atrocious and by mid afternoon we had to abandon the Horste Tram due to the horses hooves slipping on the moss which seems to like growing in the gap between tarmac and rail. 765 and 196n had intermittently shared the service but 765 had to deputise for L53 so both cars were out. They ran in tandem with 765 at the Lake end. In order to avoid constant point changing in the wet all cars used the left side at Middleton Road and centre crossover, giving the rare chance to see cars coming wrong line with their trolleys on the right then correcting themselves at centre crossover!

L53 in the wet. Its so poor you can even see the red light on L53. Here's a bit of useless knowledge - the front warning light in L53's day was red whilst the rear green!

The morning line up.

Bank Holiday was reasonably busy with Monday seeing a few full loads.

This weekend saw the first of the Saturday services.

Today saw all cars outsidew whilst L53 had its brakes checked over - why outside? Its easier to twist the body and do it from above! The car has now been checked and cleaned in readiness for moving to Bury. The following photo will only be possible once more.

Next weekend sees a 2 car service on Sunday in connection with Boyle Street's rear engine celebration event. If all goes to plan there will be several buses parked at the Tramway and a bus service linking Boyle Street and The Tramway. This is likely to be 765's last outing before Blackpool.

Enjoy!