TRAM TRAVELS

Postcard: London tram line 26 with bilevel rail car 1763 on Albert Embankment (1949)

Archive: Henrik Boye.
Photographer: W. E. Robertson.
Publisher: Mumbles Railway.
Date: 1949.
City: London (United Kingdom).

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London Transport Executive (LTE)
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26London tram line 26: London Bridge Station - Kew Bridge
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London bilevel rail car 1763.

Description

An American visitor took this rare colour photo of a London E/1 type tram making its way along the Albert Embankment in 1949. Three years later, trams had ceased to run in the capital, Happily, car No. 1025 of the same type can still be seen in the London Transport Museum at Covent Garden, and No 1622 is being restored by the LCC Tramway Trust.

Postcard: London tram line 26 with bilevel rail car 1763 on Albert Embankment (1949)

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Last updated: April 23, 2024.