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Glasgow Tram 1962
A "Coronation" tram in Argyle Street, Glasgow, in June 1962, three months before the final closure of the system
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Glasgow trams in 1962, shortly before final withdrawal of services (Cunarder on the left, Coronation in middle row)

Glasgow Corporation Tramways were formerly one of the largest urban tramway systems in Europe. Over 1000 municipally-owned trams served the city of Glasgow, Scotland. The system closed in 1962 and was the last city tramway in Great Britain (prior to the construction of new systems in the 1990s).


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  • Glasgow tram map 1938

    1938 Glasgow Corporation Tramways route map

  • Glasgow tramcar

    Glasgow Standard (round dash) tram with top cover

  • Glasgow Coronation tram

    Last British-built double-decker, Cunarder car no.1392

  • Green Goddess

    A "Green Goddess" tram (Liverpool Corporation no. 869) preserved at the National Tramway Museum

  • Cumoan, Gerraff! - geograph.org.uk - 1471801

    Preserved Glasgow tramcar in operation at Summerlee Museum in Coatbridge

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