Tramway Review September 2025

INSIDE THE SEPTEMBER 2025 EDITION:

The Streamliners
This design feature of the British tram of the 1930s is explored by Geoffrey Skelsey.

Who are they?
A party of dignitaries on a Manchester tram 122 years ago is identified by Ian Yearsley.

The LRTL tour to Czechoslovakia and Hungary 1972
Mike Russell casts his mind back to 1972 to recall a summer trip behind the Iron Curtain.

The Kennington overturn – part 2
The late Colin Withey continues to uncover the consequences of this accident.

More voices from the past
Mike Mitchell opens the Aberdeen inspectors’ operations diaries.

Photo feature: Route closures 1950
Routes 31 in London and 8 in Birmingham were some of the casualties of September 1950.

Reviews
We feature latest books on trams and tramways in Spain and Victorian London.

Letters
Tramway etymology and memories of a summer job at Blackpool are featured..