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On 12/04/2021 at 10:47, DonB said:

if you don't know of it, there's a Tramway Museum at Crich in Derbyshire,

 

I was lucky enough to travel on the last tram at Colwyn , North Wales, since it was at midnight, , no photo to show! 

I do know actually! My partner suggested we go there once lockdown restrictions ease and we have some free time, I must say I'm rather looking forward to it. 

Lucky you! Shame about the lack of photo but that sounds good, shame it was the last one.

1 hour ago, SweenyTod1 said:

I suggest a visit to your local library. It will no doubt have a selection of books in the transport section, which may include useful research on UK systems. Also have a look in the local history section, as there are often street scenes containing trams and street furniture, (overhead wires, support poles etc.) A favourite type of shot in Edwardian days showing people posed in front of a tramcar reveal much detail useful to historians and modellers alike.

Good luck with your research and I can also recommend joining one of the tram societies, eg, The Tramway and Light Railway Society, Tramway Museum Society or the Light Rail Transit Association. Any or all are knowledgeable in all things, Tram.

 

Tod

( Solent T&LRS member)

 

 

That's an amazing idea, unfortunately all the libraries are still closed where I am, though I expect they will open soon, and my university does provide an online library so perhaps I will take a look there. Thanks for the advice, much appreciated! 

27 minutes ago, Adam88 said:

Assuming that you are talking about UK systems then regarding books covering history, there are are very many publications some going back to the nineteenth century and still being added to although many of these recycle material which was published (and sometimes better written) in earlier times.  These two fired my imagination when I was much younger but you can find much from the various links on lrta.org and the various museums. 

 

 

The various regional and national film archives also bear rich fruit, e.g. BFI, British Pathé, etc and of course there are numerous museums and relics.  A promising project has recently been started on RMWeb.

If you are modelling, then 7mm scale is usually considered to be the smallest sensible scale for serious models, although there have been rare exceptions.

Yes, I am predominantly talking about UK systems and all of that looks rather interesting. Thank you very much! 

I've been rather interested in trams for a long time, but more a sort of admire from a distance kind of interest. It's only now (thanks to my wonderful partner) that I'm beginning to realise that's an interest worth perusing. However, having begun to do a little research myself I'm realising quite how much there is to learn! I've found myself becoming somewhat overwhelmed with it all, and so I was wondering if perhaps somebody here could point me in the right direction as to where to start from when it comes to learning about trams.

(I'm also new to this site so apologies if I get confused and use it wrong!) 

Some progress has been made! It looks much nicer in natural light, also hi. I am the other person working on this project.