LT E/3 trams Nos. 1962 & 1970 @ Blackfriars

One of a collection of 3" x 2" amateur transport photographs, all dating between 1947 and 1952. This one is of London Transport (LT) E/3 class trams No. 1962 ( left) showing a '38' destination blind, and No. 1970 showing a '36' destination blind, both running off conduit with their poles tied down. Taken at Blackfriars in Jul 1952 (just a few days before the system closure), this area is roughly where the underpass is now, see the old/new side by side map link below.

Old/new side by side overhead map view:-
maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=19.0&lat=5...

The photo reverse is annotated with "E/3 1962 (Route 38) passing E/3 1970 (Route 36) at Blackfriars, 2/7/52".

Nos. 1962 & 1970 were ex London County Council Tramways (LCC) unvestibuled E/3 class cars built in 1930 by Hurst Nelson seating 28/46 and running on EMB (LCC class 4A) maximum traction trucks. They were built to replace old A and D class cars and work the Kingsway Subway services (after being deepened to allow double deck cars it reopened Jan 1931), as well as their normal destination blinds they had an illuminated sign showing 'via KINGSWAY SUBWAY', when on non subway routes this was covered over. In 1931 both it went into Charlton Works to have driver vestibules/screens fitted.

Their ownership transferred to the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) in 1933 and they worked for them until the parts of the London tramways system that had not already been withdrawn or transferred to trolleybus/bus operation closed on 06 Jul 1952. The following month No. 1970 was sent to Penhall Road Depot to be disposed of (broken up or sold), in the October No. 1962 was handed over to a demolition contractor at Penhall Road Disposal Depot to be broken up.

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Taken in: UK / England / The City / Blackfriars (show map)

Taken on: July 2, 1952

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