The ‘Tramtastic’ event on July 8, saw four cars in operation (Hull No. 96, Manchester No. 765, Stockport No. 5 and Blackpool No. 619) at Manchester’s Heaton Park Tramway. It was the first time that this had happened in the tramway’s 43-year history and saw the two departure roads at both ends of the line utilised. In another‘first’, the four cars were joined by Blackpool No. 623 for a cavalcade in which all five trams were in public use. Unfortunately, the weather was less than helpful and led to the first evening services in many years having to be abandoned due to heavy rain. Nos. 765 and 96 are pictured during the downpour.
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