Leeds trams

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Fri 09 Oct, 2009 9:08 pm

drapesy wrote: stutterdog wrote: I know this thread has not had any posts for some time but I have a question. While looking at a photo on Leodis of trams on Briggate about 1901 I could not help but notice that they appeared to be being towed by a short ,black tramlike vehicle.Was this how trams were moved before electrification?( I also noticed there were no overhead cables). How were these vehicles powered? In a word -'Steam'The original trams were horsedrawn - this then gave way to steam - a separate engine pulled the tramcars.(originally theLondon Underground used this method. this method had obvious drawbacks of noise and pollution in a busy city and was a relatively short lived era [1880-1902] as electricity then took over. Thank you drapesy for this simple answer.I had an idea that it could be steam that powered this vehicle but did not notice a funnel or much smoke on the picture.

Trojan · Post by **Trojan** » Wed 03 Feb, 2010 12:52 pm

The Tramways of Dewsbury and Wakefield(W Pickles LRTL)Has two excellent pictures of Wakefield (West Riding) trams in Leeds, the one at the Corn Exchange, the other at the top of Lower Briggate. When the system allows I'll post them.

jim · Post by **jim** » Tue 13 Sep, 2011 6:38 pm

Just bought a newly published book, "Leeds Trams, 1871-1959", Richard Buckley, Stenlake Publishing. Card covers, 8 1/4 x 10 1/2", lots of pictures with old Leeds backgrounds for those not particularly interested in trams. Maps of routes and track plans. All great stuff. And if you saved the recent W H Smiths 20% off voucher you can save off the published price of £16.

Mork of Ork · Post by **Mork of Ork** » Tue 13 Sep, 2011 7:54 pm

stutterdog wrote: Thank you drapesy for this simple answer.I had an idea that it could be steam that powered this vehicle but did not notice a funnel or much smoke on the picture. Isn't that the funnel I've crudely circled? I assume there is no smoke as it's stationary?