Grimsby & Immingham Tram 14 of 1915

[Rlangham]

At this weekend's Crich Tramway Village Edwardian event, Trams being moved around the sheds meant that it was possible to get a clear view of Grimsby & Immingham 14 in British Railways green

[Saint Johnstoun]

And here it is again.

Grimsby & Immingham.doc

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[Rlangham]

Very nice! As much as I like Gateshead 10 at Beamish in it's current livery, I hope the funding to repaint it in BR green is succesful as it would be nice to see

[JeffB]

An extract taken from our local paper, the Grimsby Telegraph. last week.

Immingham tram number 14 will be on display to the public at the Immingham Dock Anniversary Day on July 22.

"The Immingham Museum, with support from Associated British Ports, has negotiated not just the loan of the tram for the day but also has the agreement of the Crich Tramway Village to seek a grant to provide premises in Immingham for the tram to be on permanent display."

JB

[Rlangham]

Hope they have luck with it - makes sense for it to be on display in it's home area rather than crammed in practically unviewable in a tram shed in Derbyshire

[Manxman1831]

Anyone have a spare £50000 and length of overhead? Would be good to see it running for the first time in decades.

[Atlantic 3279]

makes sense for it to be on display in it's home area

Although in my opinion there are those who might think that it would be safer staying in rural Derbyshire, with less likelihood of local urban rabble wanting to wreck / burn it "just for a giggle" and no opportunity for a particular local council with a fetish for spending on speed humps, traffic lights, mini roundabouts, pedestrianisation, stop-start cycle lanes to nowhere and daft low speed limits, but seemingly little respect for heritage, to get its destructive finger in the pie. Around here, a "heritage site" or "listed building" appears to be regarded by those in power as an eyesore, to be cleared for some hideous and non-essential modern development at the earliest possible opportunity

[Manxman1831]

Fair play, take it you live either in or near to said town council.

[JeffB]

Hi Manxman1831, I have to agree with Atlantic 3279, I live in the said council area and I think it would be a bad move to keep her here. Left to the local council, NELC, it would be a wreck within ten years.

[Saint Johnstoun]

Remember what happened to the Lincoln Castle!

[Blink Bonny]

Ay up!

And remember the Swansea and Mumbles tram at Middleton? And the GNR Milk Brake at the Worth Valley? All fell victim to morons, flammable liquid and matches.

Let it stay at Crich. At least it will be there for future generations.

[Rlangham]

Confirmed on the Beamish blog now that Gateshead 10 at Beamish will be repainted into BR Green;

http://beamishtransport.blogspot.co.uk/ ... -2012.html

[Rlangham]

Photos of Number 14 on it's holiday - did anyone go see it?

http://www.crichtramwayvillagenews.blog ... turns.html

[Atlantic 3279]

I did. In breaks from the awful sauna environment of the seaman's mission, which was housing the Immingham museum displays, I got a look at the tram too. The man in white shirt, tie, standing to right at top of stairs, with white hair catching the sun, is Mike Hartley of the Great Central Railway Society.

[2002EarlMarischal]

At this weekend's Crich Tramway Village Edwardian event, Trams being moved around the sheds meant that it was possible to get a clear view of Grimsby & Immingham 14 in British Railways green

Is that really BR green?