Cardiff's last Tram  ran 60 years ago on 20th February 1950.

above: In the Crimson Lake & Cream livery of Cardiff Corporation Tramways is Tony Thomas' scale replica of a Cardiff  tramcar number 37.  A very similar "Horsfield" tramcar, number 11 undertook the very last passenger journey on route 1 from Whitchurch Road to St.Mary Street on the 20th February 1950.  We thank Tony for sending us this photograph of his replica car to mark the 60th anniversary of this Cardiff transport milestone.

inset, from the top left are:  car 11 seen in Whitchurch Rd. on the last day....cars 37 & 108 passing beneath Queen St. railway bridge...and...cars 69 & 80 in a busy Queen St in 1938 operating routes 16 and 2B respectively.

cardiff transport preservation group-ctpg.org

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