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Llandudno and Colwyn Bay #8
9 august 2004 - Seaton, Devon (GB) – depot/zajezdnia Riverside. The well-equipped tram depot is near the site of the old railway station, where the tramway used to terminate before it was extended to the town’s central car park. Here we see car #6 and a glimpse of the line’s works car #02 – essential here, because most of the line runs a long way from the nearest road. The works tram dates from 1952.
Toastrack #17
21 august 2002 - Seaton, Devon (GB). This stretch of track was added a few years ago, to enable the trams to reach a new terminus in the town’s central car park, just a few yards from the sea front. The original terminus, where the tramway depot is now, was a fair way from the town centre and did not attract as many visitors. Car #17 is based on the Manx Electric ‘toastrack’ open cars, and has removable seats so that wheelchairs can be carried.
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Llandudno and Colwyn Bay #6
21 august 2002 - Seaton, Devon (GB). The miniature tramway at Seaton originated with a 60cm line at Eastbourne, Sussex in 1953 and had steadily grown in size and extent. The line moved to Seaton in 1970 and now runs on 840mm gauge, allowing the model trams to be much larger – in fact, several are based on the bodies of old, full-sized trams. Car, #6, seen here leaving the main terminus in Seaton, is now one of the smallest trams on the property, having been built as long ago as 1954 for the Eastbourne 60cm gauge system.
London Type A #2
21 august 2002 - Seaton, Devon, UK. Car 2 is seen approaching the terminus in Seaton. You can get a good idea from this photo of the small size of the older Seaton and District trams. It isn’t just a toy railway, though – local people actually travel on it to go into town. The prototype for this tram was a London United car of the early 1900s.
Open Boat #4
21 august 2002 - Seaton, Devon, UK. Seaton tram 4 is a small-scale copy of one of the famous Blackpool ‘boat’ cars. This tram only carries about sixteen passengers, though, so tends to be kept in reserve.
Llandudno and Colwyn Bay #6
21 august 2002 - Seaton, Devon, UK. A tram loads up at the Seaton tram terminus for the trip to Colyton. This car was based on a tram from the Llandudno and Colwyn Bay line. As Seaton Tramway has built new cars, each is bigger than the last – Car 6 is quite old and looks rather small compared to some of the later ones.
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Feltham #12
9 august 2004 - Seaton, Devon, UK. One of the reasons that people ride the Seaton tramway is to see nice views of the river estuary - I ride it to see nice views of the trams! This double-decker is a miniature version of a London Feltham tram of the 1930s (which were not open-topped, of course). Sorry about the traction pole…….
Llandudno and Colwyn Bay #8
9 august 2004 - Seaton, Devon, UK. The Seaton tramway runs mostly through fields on the course of an abandoned railway. At a passing place, Car 8 is seen heading for Seaton. The cows don’t seem much interested – they’ve seen it all before…….
Toastrack #17
21 august 2002 - Seaton, Devon, England - an 840mm gauge tramway 5km long, built in 1970s, mainly as a tourist attraction, using parts from old British trams. This is a copy of a 'toastrack' tram from the Manx Electric Railway. For further info, see www.tram.co.uk (English language only)
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