Leeds tram No. 271 @ Parkside in 1953

            An old photograph taken exiting Middleton Woods at Parkside (passing under the old and long-gone GNR/NER freight link from east Leeds to south Leeds) of Leeds City Tramways (LCT) 'Middleton Bogie' tram No. 271.

The photo reverse is stamped with the photographer (and/or negative owner) name of R. B. Parr and the date 11 Jul 1953.

No. 271 was built by LCT at it's Kirkstall Road Works as a 8-wheel bogie car using an English Electric produced body seating 30/40 and running on a pair of Maley & Taunton 'swing link' equal wheel bogies. The 'Middleton Bogie' class were designed by the then General Manager (1932 - 1949) W. Vane Morland to run on the fast express tracks such as the Middleton route. As well as innovative feature such as regenerative motors and a body of steel panels on a teak frame with steel underframe, for driver comfort it had a separate driver compartment with a tip up seat. Sixteen cars were built, 256-263 with Brush bodies, and 264-271 with English Electric bodies.

No. 271 went into passenger service in Mar 1935, had its original three destination blind boxes replaced by just one in Oct 1948, and last ran in service Apr 1956, being burned at Lowfields Road Permanent Way Yard in the November.

The parts of the Leeds tramways system that had not already been withdrawn or transferred to bus operation closed in Nov 1959. 

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Taken on: July 11, 1953

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