Birmingham trams No's. 558/565/573 & bus No. 1755 in colour

My hand *colourised (if you want to use it please credit me and link to this description) version of an old photograph taken at Aston Cross, of Birmingham Corporation Tramways (BCT) trams No's. (l to r) 558 ('79' destination blind), 573 ('79' destination blind), and 565 ('2' destination blind). Far left is bus No. 1755 (registration HOV 755) showing '39 - Witton via Aston Cross' destination blinds. The Ansells Brewery buildings (decorated for the Queens coronation on 02 Jun 1953) and most of the rest of Aston Cross have been knocked down, but the houses on the photo right are still there.

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

'Birmingham Corporation Tramways' became 'Birmingham Corporation Tramways and Omnibus Department' in 1928, and in 1937 was renamed 'Birmingham City Transport'.

The photo reverse is annotated with the photographer (and/or negative owner) initials "ADP" (A. D. Packer), and the date "8/3/53".

National Library of Scotland old/new overhead maps view:-
maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=18.0&lat=5...

Modern day Google maps street view:-
www.google.com/maps/@52.4984504,-1.8836645,3a,75y,28.7h,8...

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No. 1755 was new to BCT in 1948 comprising a Leyland PD2/1 chassis and a Brush body seating 54 (H30/24R). It was withdrawn from service in 1967, I have no details for it after that.
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No's. 558/565/573 were built as '512' class balcony cars with vestibuled platforms by the United Electric Car Co. (UEC) in Oct 1913 - Dec 1914 seating 28/34 and running on Mountain & Gibson 'Burnley' maximum traction bogies, in May 1926 - Sep 1930 they had their open balconies enclosed.

With the closure of the Miller Street Depot and its associated routes planned as part of the system closure in Jul 1953, these three cars (and others) were sold to W. T. Bird & Sons, and the month before the closure were withdrawn from service and broken up in the Witton Depot.
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* 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.

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

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

Taken on: March 8, 1953

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