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TRAM: British and Australian (American usually streetcar also trolley) noun [C]
An electric vehicle that transports people, usually in cities, and goes along metal tracks in the road. (Taken from the Cambridge English Dictionary)

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GALLERY 116: Launch of Manchester Horse Tramcar L53
 This page was added on Sunday 6th April 2008

Photographs in this Gallery were taken by Andrew Hazlehurst, Steve Kemp & Tony Waddington.

There are 26 photos on 8 pages in this gallery.

1 (3 photos) | 2 (3) | 3 (3) | 4 (3) | 5 (3) | 6 (3) | 7 (3) | 8 (2)

Launch of Manchester Horse Tramcar L53
A comprehensive gallery of photos from the official public launch of Manchester Eades Reversible Horse Tramcar L53 on Sunday 30th March 2008. Also included is a selection of images from the Manchester Museum of Transport. Three photographers have supplied photos for this gallery - Andrew Hazlehurst, Steve Kemp and Tony Waddington - huge thanks to all three. As usual you can access the different pages of the gallery through links at both the top and bottom of the page. Enjoy!

Manchester L53 parked alongside the tram depot, shortly before it's launch into public service. Note the newly fitted upper deck advertisements.
Photo: Tony Waddington
Manchester 765 was posed alongside L53 at the main tram stop to the delight of the many photographers present.
Photo: Tony Waddington
Some brief speeches were made prior to the horse tramcar setting off on it's inaugaural public run. On the left is Mr Eades, a relative of the man who designed the reversible horse tramcar, who had been invited as a special guest for the launch day.
Photo: Tony Waddington