Still Standing! Tram track, Dundee

In this latest “Still Standing!” article we head to the Scottish city of Dundee to take a look at some track.

Trams ran in Dundee between 1877 and 1956. Firstly it was horse trams operated by the Dundee and District Tramways Company  before steam trams were introduced from 1884. The Corporation took control in 1899 and set about electrifying the routes – the first electric trams ran in 1900 and by 1902 it was a complete electric operation. At its height the tramway was 15 miles long but as with many other cities across Scotland and the UK abandonment was to come with routes closing throughout the 1950s ahead of the final closure on 20^th October 1956.

The trams may have gone but they are not forgotten as in the shopping area of the city a section of track has been retained as a feature in Murraygate. The standard gauge track even includes a crossover and is surrounded by modern setts to remind visitors to Dundee that they are in a city which was once home to an important tram system.

We’ve featured this little coffee shack before but here it is again sitting on the retained track.

A shot of some of the retained track on Murraygate including the crossover.

And another view as the track continues along the pedestrianised Murraygate which was once an important part of the tram network. (All Photographs by Bob Hodges, 3rd September 2021)