Preserving Glasgow Tram No.488 It's history and restoration progress in the UK |
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Interesting Poster Now in the 1930s you have all dressed up in your finest to see Glasgow by tram. There never was any concept of an
all-day ticket on the city-wide transport system, so each tram boarded, they would have needed to buy a ticket.
New tram routes, 30 and 31, were introduced to serve the exhibition site. Full Size Pictures Available Throughout this site you can click on most thumbnails to view the picture in a larger format. A further general assortment of tram pictures in the Govan area of Glasgow can be found on this Facebook page. |
Historical Pictures of Glasgow Tram 488 [2 of 2] |
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488 at Glasgow Cross Picture DM488 Photographed by Dave Menzies |
Picture 513 - Unknown Photographer |
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Picture JF1 - Ballieston Terminus After it was cut back from the start of the reserved track Photographed by John Fozard |
Picture U488 - Dalmarnock Depot Unknown Photographer |
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Picture X6911 - Burnside Terminus 17 May 1947, ex-works Photographed by Bob Clark |
Picture STS2 - Anderston Cross With a route 15 tram reversing. c1949 Photographed by M H Waller |
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Picture STS3 - 488 newly overhauled 28th June 1960. On railway bridge, Albert Drive Photographed by Struan Robertson |
Picture STS5 - Dukes Road, Burnside Terminus May 1961, back in service Photographer unknown/STTS collection |
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Picture STS1 - Springburn, Hawthorn Street Terminus with 488 as white car Very poor picture but displayed for historical reasons It does prove that 488 carried this livery. Taken 1938 Photographed by W Fisher |
Picture GT8 - Hielanman's Umbrella on Argyle Street Showing 488 just before going to Paris Photograph from Thomas Mann collection |
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Picture ASC1 - Dalmarnock Depot 3rd June 1961 Photograph by A S Clayton [Online Transport Archive] |
Picture ASC2 - Shawfield 3rd June 1961 Photograph by A S Clayton [Online Transport Archive] |
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Picture US6 - Unknown Location Photograph Unknown |
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Other sources of photographs of No. 488 in service: "Round Glasgow by Tram" [Ian Stewart] - P.17 [lower] [black & white] "The Wearing of the Green" [William M. Tollan] - Inside front cover [colour] "The Twilight Years of the Glasgow Tram" [A. Gordon] - P.32 / 88 / 92 / 118 [all colour] |
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