crookedspire Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Given the passage of time I doubt their but much left but you never know. Is their anything like power boxes ( usually metal boxes with doors at the front they were mostly to with electrics system sometimes with coat of arms on them) poles for the overhead wireing sometimes they had lamps fixed to them. A few years ago when the Moor was repaved a section of the tram track was exposed so took a couple of photos of that , if their is any of examples of old system I would like to photo them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 There's a piece of the tramway furniture in City Rd Cemetery, go through the main gate up the steps and there it is, I think it was what was used when sections of the track were being worked on. It's kept in good order and the coat of arms on it is well painted. I don't know why it's in the cemetery as they were always at the side of the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningman Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 HI crookedspire. On Abbeydale Rd, 50 yards on the city side before the junction of Archer Rd / Bannerdale Rd there is a metal pole from the old system. On Montgomery Rd close to the junction of Crescent Rd, there is a junction box in the footway, a relic of when the system ran along there. At the junction of Derbyshire Lane & Hemsworth Rd, the old route 34 terminus, the pole which supported the clock is still in situ and I am not sure if the pole which supported the terminus clock may still be at what was the Hollythorpe Rise terminus opposite Lees Hall Avenue. Am I sad or just very observant ?? ---------- Post added 16-02-2015 at 15:39 ---------- In City Rd cemetery at the top of the steps facing the main entrance, there is a piece of tramway furniture, a metal box 3ft high, perhaps 18 inch square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharrovian Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Just very observant ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadget_man Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Top of prince of wales road just above fairleigh, there is an original old Traction pole in the central reservation grassed area. The old section Box at the top of the steps in city road cemetery was, i believe taken from prince of wales road just below fairleigh on the left hand side, When it was in situ on prince of wales road ,the knob on the top of the box was still attached and i often wonder if it was broken off when it was removed and taken to city road cemetery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMR67 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) The roundabout at Firth Park still has the cutting through it where the trams used to run. The tracks were still there until recently, but I think they've now been replaced with decorative block paving to replicate them. Edited February 20, 2015 by AMR67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locksley Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) At the junction of Derbyshire Lane & Hemsworth Rd, the old route 34 terminus, the pole which supported the clock is still in situ and I am not sure if the pole which supported the terminus clock may still be at what was the Hollythorpe Rise terminus opposite Lees Hall Avenue. Trams didn't come up as far as Derbyshire lane did they? Or Hollythorpe Rise? I always thought that pole opposite Graves Park had been moved there at some point. Edited February 20, 2015 by Locksley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningman Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Trams didn't come up as far as Derbyshire lane did they? Or Hollythorpe Rise? I always thought that pole opposite Graves Park had been moved there at some point. Quite correct, me getting carried away with thoughts of buses and not trams ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locksley Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Quite correct, me getting carried away with thoughts of buses and not trams ! lol, I hoped I wasn't going crazy! Do you have an idea where it came from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningman Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 lol, I hoped I wasn't going crazy! Do you have an idea where it came from? Hi Locksley, please explain i.e. what came from where ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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