Tramway Review No. 273 March 2023

INSIDE THE MARCH 2023 EDITION:

Garlic and old trams
Barry Cross gives an eyewitness account of the tramways of northern France in 1947.

A first royal tram ride
Geoffrey Skelsey transports us back to 1903 and the opening of the LCC tramways.

Københavns Sporvege: Run-down to closure, part 3
The concluding part of this article covers the years 1969-72.

Why trams nearly died in Britain
Mike Mitchell adds more to the ‘modern times’ debate.

Manchester: A chronicle of survival and decline
Ian Yearsley provides some insightful thoughts on the Manchester abandonment.

Reviews
We review the latest books from Graffeg, Pen and Sword Transport and the LRTA.

Letters
A Glasgow pub sign and the LRTL’s groundbreaking trip to East Germany in 1971.

Obituaries
Tributes to Dennis Gill and Jeremy Wiseman.