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SK3455 : London County Council Tramways 106 approaching the Bowes Lyon bridge, 1989

taken 35 years ago, near to Whatstandwell, Derbyshire, England

London County Council Tramways 106 approaching the Bowes Lyon bridge, 1989
London County Council Tramways 106 approaching the Bowes Lyon bridge, 1989
This shows the interlaced track through the bridge. This type of track layout was commonly used where there was not enough road width to allow to trams to pass side by side. It was preferable to creating a section of single track which would require more expensive point-work, with the possibility of a tram accidentally heading up the wrong line if the points were incorrectly set.
Crich Tramway Village and National Tramway Museum

Crich Tramway Village is the recreated historic village that is the setting for the National Tramway Museum in Derbyshire. The village is set around a period street, with several re-built buildings from all over the country, including the façade of the former Assembly Rooms from Derby and the Red Lion Inn from Stoke-on-Trent. The site has been developed at a derelict limestone quarry.

The museum has over 60 tramcars from various locations; about seventeen vehicles are currently in operational condition, with more on display or being restored. Every operating day, the museum selects between two and four trams and operates them over its line to Glory Mine, via Wakebridge. The village also includes a cafe, old-style sweetshop, and the museum's tram depots. There is also a re-created Victorian park, children’s play area, woodland walk and sculpture trail.

LinkExternal link Crich Tramway Village web site
LinkExternal link Wikipedia article

Historic views at the Tramway Museum - 1957-1995 :: SK3454

Follow this Link to take a trip along the line following stages of development at differing locations.


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Railways Bridge: Road Over Tramway other tags: Crich Tramway Village Tramway Preserved Tram Crich Historical Sequence Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Line [41] · Trams can Pass [24] · Bowes Lyon Bridge [19] · London [18] · Single Track [8] ·
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SK3455, 436 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 24 October, 1989   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 19 July, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 344 550 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:5.5181N 1:29.2232W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SK 344 550
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North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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