Tuesday, 9 April 2013
Saturday, 6 April 2013
6th of April, what we did.
Three of us out at 53 today, Allan, Malcolm and El Presi. The remainder of the floor was taken up and an across wood piece was unbolted and examined. The bolts and the wood are fine, so Malcolm is going to overhaul the wood, whilst the bolts will be cleaned up and re-used. The metal work was fine, so that be cleaned, repainted and ready! Malcolm also took more of the side strapping off, so the side panels can be removed and the metal work of the frame examined.Two concrete sleepers were put in position for the shed extension, a busy day indeed. Allan will do a report on this shortly. John the farmer had dropped off an old railway rail, I believe he has another so with a few sleepers we have some track....
Thursday, 4 April 2013
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4th of April
I went to see Peter Williams last night, our latest member. Peter was the first to spot 53 in the 50s and he kindly told me the story of the original attempt to restore 53 and how John the farmer got involved. It is too long to relate the whole tale here, but Peter gave me a lot of new information on 53 and the trams and has some superb pictures of Brighton trams I have not seen before.He also kindly gave me a whole folder of correspondence and press cuttings from the 70s and 80s relating to the above.
Wednesday, 3 April 2013
3rd of April
I was sent two newspaper cuttings yesterday by a kindly mystery tram fan; one is attached as a picture. It was the Brighton Argus form 2001 and 2010, one marking a 100 years since the trams started and the second about the wooden tram shelters still seen around town.
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