{"id":16310,"date":"2017-01-12T20:22:20","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T20:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=16310"},"modified":"2017-01-12T20:22:21","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T20:22:21","slug":"in-pictures-glasgow-1016-on-the-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=16310","title":{"rendered":"In Pictures: Glasgow 1016 on the move"},"content":{"rendered":"

In December 2016, we reported on the exciting news that the remains of Glasgow 1016 <\/strong>– also known as Paisley 16 <\/strong>in its past life – had been moved to Blackpool, having joined the collection of the Blackpool Heritage Trust. We are now delighted to be able to bring you some pictures showing the tram leaving its previous home at Bridgeton Garage, where it was part of the fleet of vehicles in the care of the Glasgow Bus Museum.<\/p>\n

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1016 <\/strong>was extracted from the bus garage on 3rd December; no easy feat as it was stored in several components, the main ones being the body frame and truck, which were stored seperately. It was therefore decided to lift the framework onto a waiting lorry using a forklift truck, whilst a crane was brought in to manoeuvre the tramcar truck into position. Both items – along with many other smaller objects which will hopefully assist with restoring the tram to its former glory – were then transported to Blackpool on the same lorry where they are now housed. Once again, thanks must go to the Scottish International Tramway Association (SITA) for ensuring that this valuable tram was able to move to Blackpool, and to everyone involved in its safe transfer to its new home. It is hoped that, at some point in the future, it will be fully restored to its original open top condition, either in Paisley or Glasgow colours as a representative of typical Edwardian tramcar design in Blackpool’s operational heritage fleet, whilst also providing a car which is sure to be popular with Scottish visitors to the seaside town.<\/p>\n

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The body of 1016\/16 is seen inside the old bus depot awaiting collection.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Now loaded up ready for its road journey, this view of the surviving body shows how much work will be involved in restoring 1016 in the future.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The tramcar truck is lifted out of the corner of the shed using a crane.<\/p><\/div>\n

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The truck is now seen in daylight revealing that it appears to be fairly complete.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Next the truck was moved by crane onto a larger covered trailer.<\/p><\/div>\n

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All the parts of the tram are now seen loaded up ready to leave Glasgow. The truck can clearly be seen in the middle of the lorry trailer, whilst the saloon frame can be seen on the right hand side of the image. (All photos by Stuart Little, courtesy of SITA)<\/p><\/div>\n

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