Sunderland tram No. 86 in colour - a photo on Flickriver

A version of an old photograph hand *colourised (if you want to use it please credit me and link to this description) by me, of Sunderland Corporation Tramways (SCT) tram No. 86 being readied at the Wheat Sheaf Depot for the 'tramway last day' tram parade.

The original BnW photo is here:-
flic.kr/p/2nKaJBV

The photo reverse is stamped with 'Sunderland Echo'.

No. 86 was built by SCT at its Hylton Road works in 1932 as fully enclosed and known as **'The Ghost Tram', it seated 26/36 on upholstered seating and ran on a 4 wheel EMB Hornless roller bearing truck.

The SCT tramways system closed on 01 Oct 1954 with No. 86 as the last tram running in normal passenger service (carrying the 'official party') on that last day, the last trams in the Wheat Sheaf Depot (86, 96, and 97) were scrapped in the middle of the following month.

* My coloured images are more sketch or watercolour like than colour transparency or print like. They are an impression of that subject and period, rather than an accurate representation of how the image/subject actually looked when the photo was taken.

** Known as 'The Ghost Tram' because of the secrecy that surrounded it being built, and its almost noiseless (for a tram) running.

If there are any errors in the above description please let me know. Thanks.

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Taken in: UK / England / Sunderland (show map)

Taken on: September 1, 1954

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