{"id":41808,"date":"2021-10-04T18:00:44","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T17:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=41808"},"modified":"2021-10-03T10:53:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T09:53:12","slug":"whatever-happened-to-crich-tramathon-2005-sheffield-works-330","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/?p=41808","title":{"rendered":"Whatever Happened To? Crich Tramathon 2005 \u2013 Sheffield Works 330"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another Works Car not currently commissioned for service features in this edition of \u201cWhatever Happened To?\u201d as we view Sheffield Works 330<\/strong> which also made it out onto the mainline during Crich\u2019s 2005 Tramathon.<\/p>\n

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Sheffield Works 330<\/strong> demonstrates how many tramway companies converted passenger cars into Works Cars with this particular example starting off life in Bradford as a double decker when it was built in 1919. It was purchased by Sheffield in 1943 as a batch of cars to help replace trams damaged during World War II. It was only needed as a passenger car until 1951 when it lost its top deck and was converted to a Works Car with it becoming a water car. After the closure of the Sheffield system, 330<\/strong> was acquired by a group of enthusiasts and was transferred to Crich in December 1960. Not considered a priority to be made serviceable it wasn\u2019t until 1986 that it was finally commissioned for service and by 2005 it had seen use over several seasons.<\/p>\n

Today and 330<\/strong> has now become a static exhibit with it last having seen use in 2014 although it does make some appearances out of the depots for special events as part of photo line-ups.<\/p>\n

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In this photo we see 330 at Victoria Park as it heads back down to the museum street during a demonstration run at the 2005 Tramathon.<\/p><\/div>\n

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A trip on the Traverser for 330 on 22nd September 2019 with it being readied for a Sheffield tram line-up on the depot fan. (Both Photographs by Gareth Prior)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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