Horse Drawn Chesterfield 8 by JeffG7BRJ
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Description
Not much detail for this one, like yesterdays post. The horse drawn tramcar is the Chesterfield number 8, dating from 1899, this is loaned to the Tramway Museum by the National Museum of Science & Industry, London.
The National Tramway Museum Fleet, consists of trams from around the world and is as follows.
#1 - Derby 1904, #1 - Douglas Head Marine Drive1896, #1 - London Transport 1932, #2 Blackpool & Fleetwood 1898, #4 Blackpool Tramways Co 1885, #5 Gateshead & District 1927, #7 Chesterfield 1904, #8 Chesterfield 1899, #9 Orporto 1873, #10 Hill of Howth 1902, #14 Grimsby & Immingham 1915, #15 Sheffield 1874, #21 Dundee & District 1894, #22 Glasgow 1922, #35 Edinburgh 1948, #40 Blackpool 1926, #45 Southhampton 1903, #47 New South Wales Govt 1885, #49 Blackpool 1926, #60 Johannesburg 1905, #68 Paisley & District 1919, #74 Sheffield 1900, #76 Liecester 1904, #102 Newcastle 1901, #106 London County Council 1903, #166 Blackpool 1927, #167 Blackpool 1928, #180 Leeds 1931, #180 Prague 1908, #189 Sheffield 1934, #264 Sheffield 1937, #273 Orporto 1927, #331 Metropolitan Electric Tramways 1930, #345 Leeds 1921, #399 Leeds 1926, #510 Sheffield 1950, #602 Leeds 1953, #674 New York Third Ave Transit 1939, #812 Glasgow 1900, #869 Liverpool 1936, #902 Halle Germany 1969, #1115 Glasgow 1929, #1147 Hague 1957, 1282 Glasgow 1940, #1297 Glasgow 1948, #1622 London Transport 1912, #3006 Berlin 1969. There are a number of tramcars and works vehicles not listed here, which are in storage/awaiting restoration or on loan to other museums/locations.
Just a final note on the #180 Prague, this tram has featured on more national press front pages and TV networks than the rest of the fleet put together! It escaped dramatically from Czechoslovakia in 1968... just as Soviet tanks were rolling in from the East.
This is the last of the Tramway Museum series, from me.(thank god I here the cry) So I hope you have enjoyed your visit to this wonderful open air Museum. It is much better if you can go in the flesh though.
Thanks for stopping by for a look and for any comments you care to make.
May the sun shine down on you where ever you are.
Comments (26)
stevey3d
Wonderful image! Great light! 5++
tizjezzme
Took a while for me to figure this one out - I love it so much! Photo artistic; which I love :) Have a GREAT day Jeff. :)) ((HUGS))!
trishabadblood
That horse with its one white sock is wonderful...Pulling that car...this is a wonderful capture...very well done....
aljaysart
Beautiful Scene excellent capture Jeff and great info.
JeffG7BRJ
I thought I'd better point out, the horse is a dummy, just to the left of the woman there is a stable with another dummy in it. I don't want anybody getting the wrong idea!
SSoffia
FABULOUS!!! O_O
Ionel
Moving so slow at that time, the people had time to enjoy the life on a much bigger Earth! Were they happier than us? Another excellent capture in a very interesting series!!! :)
auntietk
I have thoroughly enjoyed this series, Jeff. Thanks for showing me something I'll never see in person! :) Very cool stuff.
Fidelity2
Very well done. 5+.
artaddict2
Another great shot Jeff of this series and another wonderful narative. Its been absolutely fascinating. And reading along with each post it has given me far more indepth information about the trams to take in at home at leisure. Thanks mate.
jocko500
now that horse power lol . i like this a lot
Fred255
Good photo very interesting
camilledubuc
beautiful capture.
Mousson
Wonderful tram, great old style background!
2Loose2Trek
What an interesting photo and historic display. Excellent!
danob
What an interesting place and great image!
RobyHermida
Beautiful work!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS ROBY
cmcc
i can see why they did away with the horse drawn tramcars but why the streetcars. they were more economical than gasoline powered cars, and they provided even the indigent a means of transportation so they could find and go to work.
Richardphotos
immaculate care went into restoration obviously from seeing these examples.thanks so much for the tour and history.all have been excellent captures
KatesFriend
Thank you very much for all the wonderful photos. I do love photos of the old horse drawn streetcars. I understand that there is still one horse drawn streetcar system in existence on the Isle of Man. As for other tram museums, here is a link to a Canadian streetcar museum (http://www.hcry.org/), the Halton County Radial Railway. Lots of great photos of donated and recovered streetcars and interurbans from all over Southern Ontario. Enjoy!
Kelena
beautiful image
tallpindo
When I went to college many of the sorority coeds wore Chesterfield coats with black velvet collars and grey checked bodies. I had only known Chesterfield as a cigarette brand before that. Isn't there also a Maizefield? That vent on the top lasted until air conditioning. Even then it became glass on the obvservation car.
lior
Such interesting!
stolta
Very beautiful.
DocMikeB
Very suggestive image... I remember the National Museum of Science & Industry, it's an interesting place, a must to see at London. Great photo, 5+++++!
gattone_blu
Very very beautiful... bravo