One popular batch of photos we included in our Traditional Tram Picture in Time series last year was taking a look at the trams which ran at the Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988 and now we return to that event with a few more images of some of the trams which operated.<\/p>\n
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The first tram we feature is Blackpool Boat 606<\/strong> which we see as the crew wait for passengers to board. 606<\/strong> had received this Blue and Yellow livery with adverts for Belhaven Beers and it would retain a similar colour scheme (albeit reversed for the final few years) until it departed the UK for the United States in part exchange with Standard 147<\/strong> at the turn of the millennium. 606<\/strong> was to be the only tram without a connection to Crich (either before or after \u2013 or both!) to appear at the event which took place between 26th April and 26th September 1988.<\/p>\n Photograph by Keith Chadbourne<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One popular batch of photos we included in our Traditional Tram Picture in Time series last year was taking a look at the trams which ran at the Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988 and now we return to that event … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/606-kc-550x366.jpg\" "\\"606-kc\\"")
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