Some parts of the South Lancashire Tramway Company are still extant today, including tram no. 65<\/strong> which is in an unrestored state at the Greater Manchester Museum of Transport, but one of the more unusual \u2013 and less likely to be noticed! \u2013 survivors is this manhole cover which had an unknown purpose.<\/p>\n The manhole cover is seen here in Atherton. (Photograph by Keith Chadbourne, 7th June 2021)<\/p><\/div>\n * And so that is the end of “Still Standing!” We do hope to return to this series in the future but in order for this to happen we need extra contributions to allow it to continue. So, if you know of any structure still in existence from a first generation tramway please let us know and if you can provide photos and information that is even better! To take a look at those locations previously featured you can visit the Still Standing! list at http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/stillstanding.html<\/a> – there are some old structures we know about but haven’t featured in the series, if that’s the case then there is no link on the right-hand side otherwise each one gives a link to the original article. And if you want to go through all those articles we have run over the pasy 18 months go to http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?cat=79<\/a> which lists every single one!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After 78 editions we come to the end (for now?) of our “Still Standing” series as we take a look at old tramway infrastructure still in situ, even if it was being used for something very different to its original … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/athertonmanhole-kc-550x412.jpg\")
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