{"id":4117,"date":"2013-06-11T13:30:30","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T12:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=4117"},"modified":"2013-06-11T13:30:30","modified_gmt":"2013-06-11T12:30:30","slug":"krefeld-412-joins-the-neett-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=4117","title":{"rendered":"Krefeld 412 joins the NEETT fleet"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Monday 10th June, the second tramcar arrived at the North East Land, Sea & Air Museum (NELSAM) site near Sunderland. Following in the tracks of Blackpool Balloon 721<\/strong>, Krefeld 412<\/strong> has now arrived on site, having only just been acquired by the North East Electrical Traction Trust. This will hopefully mark the beginning of a more prosperous time in the life of this tram, which has endured many years of outside storage.<\/p>\n

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Discussions have been taking place regarding a possible transfer of ownership to NEETT for this German Duewag car for a number of weeks, and this has now reached a positive conclusion. This car has been in outside storage for many years and is currently residing in the London area, after being shipped to the UK as a town twinning gift in the 1980s, but has spent most of its time on British soil standing outside after plans to operate it fell through. As a result, its condition has deteriorated badly and its external appearance leaves a lot to be desired, yet the interior looks remarkably smart, suggesting that a restoration of the tram may not be as challenging as it first appears.<\/p>\n

A team from Scott’s Heavy Haulage arrived at the Pump House Museum in Walthamstow on Friday 7th June, and after an uneventful loading, the car was kept on a low loader over the weekend before making the journey by road to its new home on Monday 10th June. Although on arrival the tram was unloaded in a different position to that planned, the most important fact is that it has now been saved and can look forward to a more prosperous future.<\/p>\n

With both Blackpool 721<\/strong> and Krefeld 412<\/strong> now on site, work continues on laying track on which NEETT’s other tramcars can stand. It is expected that the Trust’s other Blackpool trams – Centenary car 647<\/strong> and Twin set 674+684<\/strong> – will also be making the journey to Sunderland in the fairly near future, along with Balloon 708<\/strong> which is owned by the Manchester Transport Museum Society and will be loaned to this museum. As reported previously, it is hoped that 708<\/strong> will ultimately be restored as an open topper whilst at the North East, so this pro-active preservation group certainly won’t be short of projects for the foreseeable future!<\/p>\n

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The rotting shape of Krefeld 412 seen arriving at the NELSAM site aboard the familar low loader from Scott's Heavy Haulage.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Another view of Krefeld 412, this time after being unloaded at its new home on 10th June.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Despite its rusting exterior, this internal shot of 412 confirms that the tram is actually in a surprisingly good condition and remains largely intact despite years of outside storage. (All photos provided by NEETT)<\/p><\/div>\n

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