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Brill Saloon #104
19 march 2010 - Porto, Museu do Carro Electrico/Tramway Museum: Now this tram is seriously old - built by the Starbuck company of Birkenhead, England in the 1860s (yes, 1860s!). It was designed to be drawn by horses or, in the case of Porto, by mules and was motorised in the early 1900s when the network was converted to electricity. It was rebuilt for the museum in 1997 and now occupies pride of place.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
Brill Saloon #274
19 march 2010 - Porto, Museu do Carro Electrico/Tramway Museum: Several of these 4-axle trams, known locally as `bogie Americano` have survived, as they were not built until the 1930s and remained in passenger service well into the 1990s, only being withdrawn as most of the once-extensive network colsed down. Note the `Providence` lifeguard which was often a feature of American-built trams. #274 is now a member of the museum fleet.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
Brill Americano #275
19 march 2010 - Porto (PT) – Foz. A Porto bogie car. STCP once had many bogie trams, but most have now gone and just a few remain for special museum services. Car 275 was built locally but is typical of the Brill ‘semi-convertible’ design. As Porto is a standard-gauge tramway, their cars could be much bigger than the little 900mm and metre-gauge trams in other Portuguese cities. Bogie trams can only use the riverside line, so don’t now get much use.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
19 march 2010 - Porto, Gas, Rua do Ouro: One of the last remaining Porto 4-axle trams on a rare excursion from the museum. These cars can`t run safely up the hill to the old city centre, so are confined to the riverside track past the tram depot, which means that they don`t get very much use. This particular car was known as a `semi-convertible` as the side panels roll up into the roof to make it an open car in summer.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
19 march 2010 - Porto (PT) – Massarelos. An inside view of the unusual ‘semi-convertible’ design developed by Brill of Philadelphia, which became something of a Portuguese speciality. Each whole window frame slides up into the curved roof, leaving an open car for summer. The cane rattan-covered, reversible seats are also typical of American trams of the period.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
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Brill Saloon #277
19 march 2010 - Porto, Museu do Carro Electrico/Tramway Museum: Another `bogie Americano` from the operational fleet of the museum. Work is in hand to make these trams safe to run up the hill into the old city around Carmo,which will involve fitting track brakes and easing one or two sharp curves in the track.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar