Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 13, John Theodore, Sept. / Oct. 1974

Significance

Yields information about depot activities of the BTPS in commissioning No. 40 on the access track Sept. / Oct 1974.

Physical description

Set of 13 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 35mm slides of the first day that 40 operated on the access track - late September early October 1974. Fares Please! for Sept. 1974 says that the first tram under power was 27 on 19/9/1974. Slides in order number noted on the slide.



.1 - 40 on the access track.

.2 - crossing the level crossing towards the depot

.3 - on the access track

.4 - ditto

.5 - celebrations - Richard Gilbert, Rolf Jinks, Graeme Jordan, Lindsay Bounds

.6 - celebrations

.7 at the depot

.8 - celebrations - with Peter Rees as well.

.9 - On the depot fan

.10 - crossing the level crossing

.11 - at the depot

.12 - on the access track - note the white stop block behind the tram.

.13 - at the depot.

Inscriptions & markings

Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.

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