Leeds city transport tramways?Guess were leeds

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Sun 22 Mar, 2009 4:45 pm

The spur and short working

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Sun 22 Mar, 2009 4:56 pm

As previously linked to, The "HADURA SWITCH" must have controlled the points to/from the spur?Still there on St. Chad's Rd.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Sun 22 Mar, 2009 6:38 pm

Yes indeed - Hadfields were excellent trackwork manufacturers, and I have a picture somewher of the entire complex for City Square being "trial assembled" in Hadfield's factory.

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Mon 23 Mar, 2009 1:34 am

This one

Phill_dvsn · Post by **Phill_dvsn** » Mon 23 Mar, 2009 1:39 am

Excellent work with your flickr pics Brunel.A nice find is the points switch.I was only talking to my mate last night about grabbing shots of the tramways relics in Leeds for my flickr stuff.What better way to finish the set off than a day riding the Leeds trams at Crich.Secret leeds really comes into it's own for pooling all this info together

Brandy · Post by **Brandy** » Mon 23 Mar, 2009 2:08 am

Brunel wrote: This one Is this it in situ then?co/leodis

Brunel · Post by **Brunel** » Mon 23 Mar, 2009 11:46 am

Top view is S. to N. Bottom view is N. to S.Looks like the same track layout. The tram in foreground would be either Headingley or Lawnswood.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Mon 23 Mar, 2009 8:36 pm

Yes, the number 1 tram in the foreground isone of the beaytiful Leeds "Horsfield" cars - number 180 survives and runs in impeccable condition at Crich. Also at Crich are several other Leeds cars including one of the two purple single deckers, new in Coronation year 1953, which would have been the forerunners of a large and revolutionary fleet had the axe not fallen.Another wonderful class were the ex London "Feltham" eight wheelers. Leeds bought around ninety of the one hundred production cars. I was a frequent traveller on them in London, where we had many relatives, from being a small child and I really loved them - majestic and handsome. The fascinating coincidence is that they spent much of their time in Leeds on routes 16/18/20, and they had done exactly the same in London where they figured in a large way on those roytes from Croydon and Purley to the Embankment - little things please little minds they say - yes, guilty as charged .

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Mon 23 Mar, 2009 10:46 pm

BLAKEY wrote: Also at Crich are several other Leeds cars including one of the two purple single deckers, new in Coronation year 1953, which would have been the forerunners of a large and revolutionary fleet had the axe not fallen.. Was one of them built by Charles Roberts of Horbury Junction? And was the other ex Sunderland?

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Mon 23 Mar, 2009 11:54 pm

Trojan wrote: BLAKEY wrote: Also at Crich are several other Leeds cars including one of the two purple single deckers, new in Coronation year 1953, which would have been the forerunners of a large and revolutionary fleet had the axe not fallen.. Was one of them built by Charles Roberts of Horbury Junction? And was the other ex Sunderland? No Trojan, not quite.The two purple ones which were brand new in 1953 were built at the famous Charles H. Roe of Crossgates, numbers 601/602. The bodies were identical, but there were mechanical differences for evaluation purposes. The ex Sunderland one, 600, was intended for all sorts of experimental use but, like the two new ones, sadly spent much of its life on the very short route 25 tio Hunslet.