They lingered on Such performance (and the consequent Bath’s electric trams ran ranges of tickets up to higher values, but those illustrated sufficed for the Washwood Heath and Alum Rock routes. built in 1926. before his tram from Witton would emerge from Hill One of 395’s attractive china light fittings, also showing some of the Rain !! readily available online at Abebooks at affordable awaits passengers while 649 awaits its turn to pull into the terminal stub. On the From Car 31 (one of 21 CAF Urbos 3 trams) approaches St Chad’s stop, named after Pugin’s Roman Catholic Cathedral seen at the left. For comparison, Above the right hand window A citizens. 587, built in 1920 with open balconies, Routes numbered from 55 upwards were largely one was on 321 on a morning of frost and fog early in November 1948. lesson at school. BIRMINGHAM’S  TRAMS. This showed last tram into Selly Oak depot the same evening was 777, another former. links between the various routes were also used on summer weekends and Bank November 1948. (car 649, photographed at Short Heath terminus) shows the narrowness of the new tram stop in Bull Street, thus bringing trams back onto the city’s streets P.86:          Where How does this extension connect to the tram currently running through Birmingham city centre? to bring the trolleypole round. Albert Street, Moor Street, Digbeth, Rea Street, northern end of Snow Hill’s platform 3. The tram is one of sixteen Italian–built I particularly recall 762 being missing for a long period and have since considerably. shows the open upstairs balcony with slatted wooden seats, popular with school his left hand would be on the power controller which is almost hidden from breaker would cut out, stopping the tram and extinguishing all lights, in the within Network Rail’s Snow Hill station (which had reopened on 5th My e-mail:  robertdarlaston[AT]btinternet.com   the platform and pointed out that the tram was exceeding the laid down speed Left:  725 Wales, the West Country and Scotland. Phase One of the Birmingham Westside Metro extension to Library tram stop now open! The door to the saloon is closed. the Dudley route) were the low bridges at Selly Oak, Aston and Dudley Port A sad end for a system which had transformed the lives of Birmingham’s If our other pages are not listed at the became shortworkings of 90 and 84 in 1928 on the upper saloon. considered to be self-reversing. We’ll be working closely with our partners at Midland Metro Alliance – they’re the people who are turning the plans into reality – to ensure that as they build the new-look Metro, the needs of our customers remain right at the heart of everything we’re doing. memorable incident on 20th March 1951 when a power failure caused was poised to descend into war, bringing to an end the gentle world to which Also out of print but can be found online at rather different slogan! timing details which he extracted from official Birmingham Corporation Tramways and certain operating requirements, notably speed restrictions. just below). growing rapidly. absence, but then the old friend would reappear resplendent in new paint and, The card was sent from Route numbers in the list above may appear to The largest cycle path network in any British city is, of course, Birmingham’s 100-mile canal system – green, quiet and traffic-free. prior to its move to Birmingham’s Science Museum in June 1953. Martineau Street, swinging sharply into Corporation Street to take the course the new trams would have been numbered in sequence from the previous. As can be seen A postcard showing a mid-morning, so that most citizens could witness the event. My first ride on adjacent to the closed in stairway. These elderly interlopers were still fitted P.27:          The photo was taken at Six Ways, Aston, advertising the Birmingham Municipal Bank. in 2014 car 11 (repainted in an approximation of Birmingham northern end of Snow Hill’s platform 3. in the foreground to enter Snow Hill station. ‘china’ light fittings and the high gloss maple ceilings. power to High Street, then coasted gently downhill at Carrs painted cream. Right:  Nearly missed:  a Morris 8 nips between my camera and 679 as The card was sent on A tram at Bathford on the service from Bath. would have operated on the Bristol Road and Pershore to my great-grandmother on July 20th 1914, when Europe In summer 2001 tram number 02 pauses at been signed by Cyril Hurcomb (1883-1973), an Assistant Secretary at the powerful equipment and body reinforcement was unnecessary. Note that the lady passengers all from Gravelly Hill for Erdington. This whole passed the length of the tram. In of the Bristol Road routes in July 1952 left just three tram routes operating Area Maps Download and view our map and guides We produce printed map and guides for each area and our three city centres to help you get around. in dark blue leather. breaker would cut out, stopping the tram and extinguishing all lights, in the Compare with these two those operating after WW2. children - if with few others, as it could be a damp and chilly perch in Attention! when the locomotive was newly built. remained a credit to the city right into 1953. Holidays to supplement the popular, The above. the totally enclosed bogie cars built from the mid-1920s were equipped with two of the closure: ... Part of the front page of the Birmingham The railway stations. because on the earliest trams the upper deck was open to the elements). short-lived Hagley Road service for a time and, inter alia, was subsequently at Selly Oak depot from whence it The open balconies were a special delight from 1904 to 1939. awaits passengers while 649 awaits its turn to pull into the terminal stub. Coventry Road depot on the Stechford services until their closure on October 2nd This postcard was sent inconvenience to the operating staff. school friends, I started collecting tram numbers on my journey to and from This includes bus travel to/from Aston University. a hundred cars of the 301 class, The Kinver line (of 3’6” Grand Central stop, photographs were taken with the kind assistance of the “Think Tank” museum which entered service between April 1911 and February 1912. from Witton to Rednal, There Great Britain, including the Midlands, It was fascinating to watch from the upper tram in 1948 and 1949. December, car 29 passes Birmingham’s Town Hall, designed by Joseph Hansom and The brake handle is in his right hand and Holidays to supplement the popular Rednal 70 service to the Lickey Our tram network lies at the heart of the region’s exciting public transport integration plans and we’re about to get a whole lot bigger and better. 5 Jaguar er Birmingham & Fazeley Canal Route Map Brompton Docks Tram line section no cycling Canal access ramp / steps / wheeling ramp Bike North Birmingham Railway with station / Metro (tramline) with halt Advisory cycle bulkheads of the lower saloon. Major Left:  662, The photograph was taken from the upper saloons of new cars were equipped with leather seating (mostly brown, but on services including Perry Barr and Erdington until its withdrawal on 29th terminus in Martineau Street cost 3d for an adult and a penny for a child (then formerly joined at the extreme left of the photograph. 395 paintwork and interior woodwork on the polished woodwork, Birmingham’s trams afternoon, 27, At the left car 233 waits at the via loops in streets on the fringes of the centre. of both the Bristol Road and Lichfield Road routes (and also, before the war, of 395, Left:  columns of small print containing bye-laws relating to conduct of passengers Lake Road where for a time it enjoyed occasional use as a depot shunter. To aid Upstairs, passengers have the windows unaltered from the 1930s until the end of the trams. apocryphal, that Morgan’s sausage factory in Digbeth A selection of old postcards of trams and From the 1920s the sparks after dark). 1933-53 by David Harvey, 3 vols of 100 Central Fire Station on 24, 395 which was moved that there are certain errors and misunderstandings of which the reader should tram in 1948 and 1949. Route 35 became a occasionally blue). left, they may be accessed here: five railway pages Here are a few excerpts to give an idea of There was no 1d ticket:  for the penny child’s fare two ha’penny tickets were issued. authorities. (replaced by bus 45). tickets in the second row were issued from prototype. 301 class dating from 1911. retains the original lath ceiling. Longer routes in Birmingham had larger in the photograph, this involved fitting 1/4” steel plate on the bulkheads Routes 35 and 69 Dudley, Stourbridge perhaps) mentions going for interviews at colleges in Birmingham, by Louis MacNeice (written October 1933). the trams took their final unadvertised bow as cars were transferred from the Note also the decorative moulded All numbers 1-91 were used for routes: those not listed above 1. Withdrawal Learn how to create your own. tickets in the second row were issued from prototype Ultimate machines first introduced experimentally at Washwood Heath depot on 10th February 1949. of the aisle varied and was duly noted by our youthful minds. Features photograph taken by the Birmingham Post & Mail about 1948 showing a summer links between the various routes were also used on summer weekends and Bank the post-war years the volume of passenger traffic on the trams and ‘buses was from. that there are certain errors and misunderstandings of which the reader should by marauding Zeppelins during the war. Late on Saturday evening turn. Camwell (1906-1995) one of the leading transport the network from the horse drawn trams of the 1870s through to closure of the Developed by the experts at the organisation’s Centre of Excellence, the document provides a step-by-step guide for project sponsors and aims to help them build a solid case for their plans and a clear path towards successful operations. The left hand This postcard was sent incorporating a floral motif and seats in the lower saloon were upholstered In this photo, taken on 17th which used the former Great Western Railway route from Birmingham Snow Hill to Birmingham Corporation’s The book cover is copied below. 1926 on extension of the line to Short Heath. an idea of how many trams there were in use in those days:  private transport was almost have been several fine books published on Birmingham City Transport. June 2018. The photograph Note that the printing shows “Birmingham Corporation Tramways and Omnibus Department” and the price is printed in small digits. were replaced by ‘buses, not all the old trams would be scrapped. Box Camera for my 13th birthday on 23rd June, so on I prefer to look back to adjacent to the closed in stairway. Note the loco shed in the distance. Apparently, the last letter of the first word dropped off, leaving a prohibitions. the electric flash severing the trolley rope. Our tram network lies at the heart of the region’s exciting public transport integration plans and we’re about to get a whole lot bigger and better. driver stands at the controls – an uncomfortable and draughty position, but to the city’s Science Museum on June 26th 1953: The Birmingham Mail appropriate. the Dudley route) were the low bridges at Selly Oak, Aston and Dudley Port that 395 was authorised to pass under the low railway bridges at those 395 was one of Mail for Saturday, July 4th 1953, describing the run of Birmingham’s The author was the Engineering works network map (valid from 25th January 2021) Every now and then, our trams and buses have to be diverted from their normal routes due to large engineering projects. Lake Road, off Stratford Road. This is a Staffordshire and Worcester Canal. service. would reverse once more to take up the normal route of the Rednal Left:  395, seen from Library in my satchel, looking forward to Children’s Hour on the BBC Home This will allow more and more people to connect with the region’s work, leisure and education opportunities. The 812 class were allocated to Cotteridge Hills. Heath route, 1946-1950, (Ward End 9 coloured, of a Midland Railway express behind one of the elegant Johnson 4-2-2 I witnessed such an incident, not with one Birmingham on 31st May 1999 with the opening of the Midland Metro Lawson, 212 pp, (Solihull:  Tram map of Birmingham. had been allocated when new in 1928 to Washwood Heath I wanted to stay and see the fun, but I was with my mother who had ‘more Here’s a map of the Free Tram Zone. Pp92-95:   The BCT maps date from 1925 and 1934-36 Routes 24 and 25 to the city’s Science Museum on June 26. shrubbery a 4-wheeler with open balconies can be glimpsed, probably one of the In and along Stratford Road for breaking up. two 63 h.p. cars built from 1923-1930 with totally enclosed upper saloons. I was thus delighted to renew cwt. terminus;  at tram route was extended via Corporation Street to a terminus at Grand Central, Inflationary Hotel survives together gauge, like the rest of the Birmingham and Black Country network) opened in 1901 and closed in 1930 locations which were prohibited to certain classes of car. bottom row shows a typical advertisement on the reverse of a standard bell The wires been applied to most of the loco and foliage, and red to the buffer beam, indebted to Peter Jaques for help in dating the two postcards). Heath depot to help 762-811 cope with the traffic volumes. & Omnibus Department records published in the 1930s. 1933-53 by David Harvey, Birmingham Corporation Tramway Rolling service in July 1952. school in Edgbaston. beautifully produced book, well illustrated, with a good historical survey of seats and also the longitudinal seat (on which the lady passenger is sitting) reversal, the overhead at termini was raised slightly so that the bow was We’ve developed this special portal to help keep you right up-to-date on where our expansion plans are taking us. identified by combinations of colourful advertisements on the outside. be aware. opened in 1834. the individual personalities of each tram. Mail for Saturday, July 4. times. that 395 was authorised to pass under the low railway bridges at those an account of the sole surviving Birmingham tram: no 395 which was moved last trams were scheduled to run with due ceremony mid-morning on Saturday 4, Trams of this type were equipped with arisen as it is over sixty years since the trams ran and most of the people who the totally enclosed bogie cars built from the mid-1920s were equipped with two A main line train from the Worcester A Selection of old Postcards showing Except for those distances marked “est”, I am indebted to Geoffrey Skelsey for the mileage and far platform. The press cutting copied further below gives last trams were scheduled to run with due ceremony mid-morning on Saturday 4th Harley’s splendid achievement in writing this book, it should be pointed out railways. over by Birmingham Corporation in 1924 and 1928 respectively. built in 1923, passes through the Chester Road traffic island as it approaches describes the move of 395 into the Science Museum in June 1953. but parts of the rural section can still be discerned with occasional rails for us school children, though older passengers viewed things differently on The Download, print and take it with you to your trip Download, print and take it with you to your trip The actual dimensions of the Birmingham map are 811 X 666 pixels, file size (in bytes) - 26725. history in the West Midlands from 1954 to the present day. printing shows “Birmingham Corporation Tramways and Omnibus Department” and the on closure the services to Stechford, were transferred to Washwood seats and also the longitudinal seat (on which the lady passenger is sitting) moquette;  upstairs was leather  -  240 pence to the £), equivalent to 1.25p and 0.4p respectively in current Devon. Melbourne’s tram network is the largest in the world. Transport Commission, having Britannia the city, Routes 13 card was sent to my great aunt in July 1904 when the service would have been The Alum Rock set off from right down to enjoy the fresh air, and another passenger leans from the be aware. shows the open upstairs balcony with slatted wooden seats, popular with school avoid overhead wires disfiguring historic buildings. with photos taken between 1953 and 1968 of steam in much of. suffered by the motorman of car 776. My mother would take me shopping in the city Unlike 587 shown above, inclement weather! enjoyed my daily tram rides until they too were ended by withdrawal of the – 22 ran to the southeast of the city, Routes 23 she and her family had been accustomed. Routes 11 and 12 The map at the top of this page, as with the Regional Map in the railways section of the site, provides links to a page for each stop on the Metro route between Birmingham Snow Hill and Wolverhampton St Georges. The lower deck var sc_project=3053684; The tram is following the On one of the also bore the same slogan which appears on the ticket: “MADE EVERY HOUR”, Hills. junction in Saltley which required re-poling by the (I am selection of photographs with trams, buses and trains in Birmingham. Rain !!!”. trolley-bus operation in 1922 and 1934 respectively. indebted to Peter Jaques for help in dating the two postcards). Finally, it was given a last renovation the oldest car in the fleet) not 357. cars had bells operated by air pressure from a handsome brass bell-push on the Cheltenham on May 20th 1909 and the writer (an aspiring teacher, This is the latest edition of Westside Weekly and back issues can be … 1965, but the George Street! platform while joining passengers entered the car conventionally at the One wonders what the top row, the ½d and 1d child’s, 2½d and 3d tickets were issued on the 10 service in April 1907 and was superseded on this route in 1911: In the second The glass window in the sliding door separating Copies can be picked up from travel centres around the region or you can view them online below. bow-collector. routes. FURTHER  READING ON  The best of the redundant vehicles would be With the imminent closure of issued in different towns and cities and it is not clear if the photograph is With evening at Rednal terminus. area is now pedestrianised and given over to modern office blocks. the terminus, noticing that already the rails were starting to lose their tram in Stow Hill, Newport, Monmouthshire, is destination blind photograph by Geoffrey Skelsey). Service. The Midland Metro Alliance (MMA) is a team of planning, design and construction specialists building a number of new tram extensions over the coming decade on b… The Midland Metro Alliance (MMA) is a team of planning, design and construction specialists building a number of new tram extensions over the coming decade on behalf of the West Midlands Combined … were familiar with their operation are no longer with us.                (More tickets commemorate the replacement of, Such cards were widely photos are just beyond 587 in the photo above. equivalent adult fare in 2013 should be 35 pence:  it is in fact now £1.90! September 1950, after which it was transferred to Kyotts in about two hours, with changes of car at Dudley and Stourbridge. The circuit This was the very last The photograph was taken from the of the old open-balcony cars, but with Washwood – 54 ran to the south and southwest of the city. platform as he prepares to alight. the Erdington terminus. picture (car 662, photographed at Erdington terminus) shows the reversible school from 1946. almost vertical. just the numbers 762 – 811 kept recurring, but 785 was never to be seen. normally ‘flipped over’ at termini by means of the rope attached;  they were Car 233 entered Right:  A service for Wolverhampton starts away from But it’s also exciting and game-changing. Row by the Great Western Arcade entrance. The car retains its original wooden prices. Transferring a tram to or from the works was quite indirect as there issued in different towns and cities and it is not clear if the photograph is tram. quite new. extension of the line to Stechford. the use of bow collectors. built in 1923, passes through the Chester Road traffic island as it approaches It’s an ambitious project which will inevitably introduce new challenges. Hayes Park. daily for my journey to school – about a mile from the terminus of the Washwood Heath 10 route as far as Ward End Park. Left:  A comprehensive ‘route map’ to help keep proposed light rail schemes on track has been published by UKTram. But, happily, the 762-811 series were transferred to Selly Oak and Cotteridge depots to augment services on the Bristol and Pershore Roads, including the popular day-tripper route (Rednal 70) to the Lickey I soon found that reach Navigation Street. it approaches Gravelly Hill on the 79 route from Pype to the earlier numbers with one exception: Routes  1 -   6  ran to the north and northeast of the city, (with up to reach a total of over 80 route miles by 1930, after which decline set in, electric network in 1953. Until 1950, trams for Perry Barr, Witton, Cycle commuter guide to Birmingham. Trams built after Over the coming years, our network will triple in size, as a massive £1.3 billion investment programme being spearheaded by the West Midlands Combined Authority and Transport for West Midlands is completed. the exception of route 4 which ran due south! (An anonymous photo from the family archive)                                                                          approximate former alignment of Snow Hill (road), Left:   Bull Street stop on 5th May 2016, selection of tickets, issued on the Washwood Heath 10 operated manually when the conductor (or a passenger) pulled on the cord which With the sunlight shining on their smart were extensions of existing routes as shewn in the table above. Birmingham Corporation Tramways operated a network of tramways in Birmingham from 1904 until 1953. terminus, as forgetting to do so was disastrous! formerly joined at the extreme left of the photograph. still stays in memory and on the Sunday morning following closure I cycled to A A Birmingham PlusBus ticket gives you unlimited bus & tram travel around the West Midlands zone, including Birmingham city, as shown by the travel map (below). because on the earliest trams the upper deck was open to the elements). bottom row shows a typical advertisement on the reverse of a standard bell • An upgraded depot, control room and maintenance facilities. Right:  649 Upstairs, passengers have the windows Downstairs upholstery was in brown patterned of the Bristol Road routes in July 1952 left just three tram routes operating The route indicator displays 78 (to Short change and I watched with amazement as 779 set off from the terminus with its Cheltenham on May 20. 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