Sunderland tram No. 3 by the Roker Hotel - Aug 1951

An old photograph of Sunderland Corporation Tramways (SCT) tram No. 3 showing a 'Circle' destination blind. Taken outside the Roker Hotel in Roker Terrace.

The photo reverse is initialled by the photographer and negative owner 'ADP' (A. D. Packer - David Packer) and is dated as having been taken 30/8/51.

Thanks to Paul Haywood for the location:-
"Fred, I believe this was taken at what is now the Roker Hotel bus stop area on Roker Terrace."

Modern day google street view:-
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No. 3 was ex Ilford Borough Council Tramways (Ilford Urban District Council until Oct 1926) car No. 34 built by Brush in 1932 with an enclosed top cover and open driver vestibules seating 26/42 and running on a 4 wheel Peckham P22 truck. The Ilford tramway system ownership transferred to the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) in 1933 and it was they who sold this and seven other similar cars to SCT.

It was bought by SCT in Feb 1938 and after arrival was rebuilt with new staircases, enclosed driver vestibules, and reduced in height, changing the seating to 26/34. In 1946-48 it was retrucked with a 4-wheel Maley & Taunton 'Hornless truck, a week or so after the closure of the Durham Road route in Mar 1954 it was withdrawn from passenger service and scrapped.

The parts of the London tramways system that had not already been withdrawn or transferred to trolleybus/bus operation closed in Jul 1952. The parts of the Sunderland tramways system that had not already been withdrawn or transferred to bus operation closed in Oct 1954.

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

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

Taken on: August 30, 1951

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