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Gallery 609: Beamish - Horses at War

Sunday 17th April was the second day of Beamish Museum's 'Horses at War' event, part of the annual spring transport festival. Predominantly showcasing the role of horses during the First World War, this event saw a huge array of horse-drawn vehicles in action around the site, mingling with the trams and other period road transport to create a stunning spectacle. On this day for trams were in service, comprising Sunderland 16, Newcastle 114, Blackpool 147 and Oporto 196, all of which were unusually running anti-clockwise around the circular tramway route. As well as all four trams in service, this gallery also includes a small selection of images showing some of the magnificent horses and vehicles being demonstrated during the event, as well as a look inside the museum's tram depot - thanks to Paul Jarman for granting depot access for this.

All Photographs in this collection were taken by Andrew Waddington on Sunday 17th April 2016.



Blackpool 147

Newcastle 114

Sheffield 264

Grimsby & Immingham 26

Gateshead 52

Blackpool 621

Sunderland 101

Horse Carriage

Horse Carriage

Horse Bus

Blackpool 147

Blackpool 147

Blackpool 147

Newcastle 114

Sunderland 16

Sunderland 16

Sunderland 16

Oporto 196

Blackpool 147 & Horse Bus

Blackpool 147

Lilla

Horse Carriage

Oporto 196

Oporto 196


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