Tram 31 Group & the History of Tramways in the City of Leicester
Don’t worry – The title sounds worse than the truth! We visited today to try and move the remaining side of the lower saloon into the container. It’s wasn’t a very successful visit in terms of actually moving the side … Read More »
Well, with everything going swimmingly at the Markfield end, now that our sea container is on site, we turned our attention today to the Lutterworth site which will be our home and where we shall begin the assembly of Car … Read More »
Engineers have been busy over the last few days replacing the main supply to the buildings between the City Council tower block and the Welford Road Prison. In the process they have exposed the left rail of the outward bound tram … Read More »
Now that the group has a container on site (thanks to THS Containers of Sharnford, Leicestershire and Brindley Lift Truck Services, also of Sharnford) we are able to progress in the clear-up exercise and load the large parts of the … Read More »
A monumental leap forward was made today when a rather impressive SCANIA Hi-Ab HGV turned up at the farm and delivered a sea container for the Leicester Tram 31 Group. We are very lucky to have the use of this … Read More »
Whilst walking past the Western Boulevard tram shelter today I noticed it had been visited by somebody with a black spray can. It makes a change from the usual brainless tagging that often happens on these structures but it’s not … Read More »
The Teams who turn back time On Saturday 5th March, the Leicester Tram 31 Group was featured in the Leicester Mercury newspaper. Our thanks to Catherine Turnell for allowing us a small part in a big story. To view the 1st … Read More »
The original LCT 1911 Leyland tower wagon celebrates 100 years since first registration. On 31st January the Leicester Museum of Technology Staff and Association Volunteers marked the occasion with a celebratory birthday cake with candles. In true birthday tradition, the … Read More »
A weekend visit – this time with a long wheel base van to move some of the larger parts that were getting in the way.
Not strictly tram related but an opportunity to spread news on the work of our group amongst sympathetic ears. I travelled with fellow members of the Leicester Transport Heritage Trust on the beautifully restored former LCT 1972 Metro-Scania No.225 belonging … Read More »