As we’ve seen before the London Transport Museum’s store at Acton is home to a couple of heritage trams which there is no longer space for at the museum’s main site in Covent Garden. When the store is open to the public, both trams have for a long-time been packed in making photography very difficult. But that was a bit different over the open weekend of 20th/21st September when the movement of a trolleybus meant that Feltham 355 could be seen without as much in the way for a change.
Feltham 355 was built in 1931 and was part of the Metropolitan Electric Tramways fleet until the takeover by the London Passenger Transport Board came in 1933, which saw the tram renumbered 2099. It was then sold to Leeds in 1949 and ran in the West Yorkshire city until 1959 when final withdrawal came. It was subsequently saved for preservation and was restored to its original MET livery. Having previously been on display at the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden, it was moved to Acton as part of the 2005-7 refurbishment of the museum.
A side-on view of 355 at Acton. Whereas probably the more familiar 331 which can be found at Crich has a centre entrance, 355 is a production model by which time they had settled for more traditional end entrance/exit arrangements. Not normally visible this clearly 331 could be views better than usual as Q1 trolleybus 1768 was in the yard for display.
The other tram at Acton is E/1 1025, which didn’t have better sightlines during this weekend. Here we see the tram across the store. Built in 1910, the tram was originally used by London County Council Tramways and would move into London Transport ownership, being withdrawn in 1952. (Both Photographs by Trevor Hall, 20th September 2025)