A Project to restore the oldest Surviving Leeds Tram
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 8:01PM Site last updated Wednesday 16th May 2012. More latest news.
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A group of tram car enthusiasts in Leeds are working to restore the only surviving Leeds Horse Tram which was built in 1898, to running order so that it may once again carry passngers.
This is how the car should appear in 2012
At present it looks like this:-
The car is owned and the project is being financed entirely by the Leeds Transport Historical Society.
Here a car of the same batch as 107 ascends Woodhouse Lane towards where the University is now. the 3 normal horses and an additional 'trace horse' are being used to get the full load of 34 passengers up the steeep hill. At the top the 'trace horse' will stop and unhook.
Follow the progress of the project by viewing the pages listed on the sidebar which will be updated as the project progresses. Regular updates will appear after each Wednesday working party.
Health warning
The website is being constructed by a complete amateur and more content and features will be added as soon as his aged brain learns how to make features work.