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The chances are that if you think of preserved first generation Birmingham trams your first thought will be of 585 located at the Thinktank Museum in the city centre. However, there is another tram from the city in the Greater Birmingham area with the surviving parts of 107 being found at the Aston Manor Road Transport Museum. A recent open day afforded Ken Jones the chance to capture the following images of the tram.

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On Monday 14th May a special talk on public transport in Aberdeen will take place at Aberdeen Central Library including sections on the horse and electric trams which once ran in the city. Starting at 1800 and continuing until 1930, local transport historian Keith Jones will talk about the history of the city’s tramways from the earliest lines in 1874 until closure in 1958 and then onto the expansion of the bus network from the 1920s and a look at the changes which have taken place over the past 60 years. Entry is free but booking is essential. Further details at http://aberdeen.carpediem.cd/events/6351527-from-horse-tram-to-hydrogen-bus-public-transport-in-aberdeen-at-aberdeen-city-libraries/.

The Grampian Transport Museum in Alford, near Aberdeen, has an impressive display of vehicles with a concentration on cars and bikes although there is also enough to keep the tram enthusiast happy as well in the form of two trams. During 2017 one of these trams – Aberdeen horse car 1 – made a trip back home to Aberdeen for a short spell but is now back in pride of place at Alford where it can be seen alongside Cruden Bay Tramway 2. Keith Chadbourne made a recent visit to the museum and the following photos show the trams in situ.

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