Tram experts required!
This picture comes from Derek Harrison's collection and appeared in print in Pat Whitehouse's book "The Great Western in the West Midlands" in 1984.
The picture shows work to replace an original girder bridge in Small Heath in March 1907, the caption refers to a BCT tram in the right hand background.
My bones tell me it is at Sandy Lane but I am open to suggestions. From the shadows I am assuming we are looking toward the city.
So which tram route came close enough to the GWR line into Snow Hill to be able to see a tram?
My interest however is the remains of the original bridge to the left of frame with the three men standing next to the track as this one of I K Brunel's "Balloon topped tubular bridges from 1852 the only other known example being over the Warwick Road near Olton Station.
Since writing this I have discovered that the 22 tram terminated at the end of Waverley Road which is a short distance from the GWR crossing over the Warwick & Birmingham Canal which fits better with the image.
This picture comes from Derek Harrison's collection and appeared in print in Pat Whitehouse's book "The Great Western in the West Midlands" in 1984.
The picture shows work to replace an original girder bridge in Small Heath in March 1907, the caption refers to a BCT tram in the right hand background.
My bones tell me it is at Sandy Lane but I am open to suggestions. From the shadows I am assuming we are looking toward the city.
So which tram route came close enough to the GWR line into Snow Hill to be able to see a tram?
My interest however is the remains of the original bridge to the left of frame with the three men standing next to the track as this one of I K Brunel's "Balloon topped tubular bridges from 1852 the only other known example being over the Warwick Road near Olton Station.
Since writing this I have discovered that the 22 tram terminated at the end of Waverley Road which is a short distance from the GWR crossing over the Warwick & Birmingham Canal which fits better with the image.
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