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A Tricky Manoeuvre

            A trio of Beamish Museum's heavy horses, two Clydesdales and an Irish Cob, prepare to haul 1877-built Manchester horse-drawn tram L53 and it's passengers down the town street in the morning sunlight. 

Restored L53 is the only survivor of 500 similar complete reversable horse trams built by John Eades in 1877. The tram was on a short loan from Manchester Transport Museum Society's Heaton Park Tramway during 2009.

Preparing to perform a tricky overtaking manoeuvre past them is Marshall traction engine 17134 "Mary Margaret", registered PY 298. The crew of the engine are well used to taking care in these situations but, on this occasion, the owner appears to be walking alongside with the engine on a dog lead! Surely just an optical illusion.

Finally, lurking in the background is 1901-built electric tram Newcastle-upon-Tyne 114.

For the benefit of the curious, the overtake by the traction engine was completed without incident except, perhaps, a bit of rolling of horse eyes!

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Taken in: UK / England / Urpeth / Beamish (show map)

Taken on: May 29, 2009

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ3, f/4.2, 1/640 sec, 7.8mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

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