Irish trams in So Cal

[trainboy]

Found a nice surprise at the Southern Calif Train Museum in Perris Valley CA,

[StevieB]

I know there’s another at the National Tramway Museum at Crich in Derbyshire, so how many survived the cutter’s torch?

Stephen

[Niles]

1 hour ago, StevieB said:

I know there’s another at the National Tramway Museum at Crich in Derbyshire, so how many survived the cutter’s torch?

Stephen

I think 4? No.9 is in Howth Transport Museum and I think there's one in Cultra...

[Rush and Lusk]

Hi trainboy,

That's a great discovery, intact and so far from home - I wonder what the fare might have been from Howth Head or Sutton Cross to Perris Valley CA ? , I guess that's one for the actuarially smart folks with a knowledge of the local fare structure pertaining at the time, and the time value of money calculation,  (not me )

[jhb171achill]

What a find! I had no idea that one of those had gone to America….

[trainboy]

Sorry! Forgot to add some detail about how this tram landed in SoCal. The museum plan to run the tram on the museum track which consists of a few miles of track. I was told that they have to raise the height of the upstairs siding to meet safety regulations. Looking forward to taking a trip on it when it’s up and running.

[jhb171achill]

They’ll end up making a mess of it’s external appearance if they do that……

[Galteemore]

They’ve already robbed it of its glorious 5’3” axles. What damage could be worse than that ??  

Edited May 5, 2022 by Galteemore

[Sean]

at least the model will be more accurate on oo track now 

[minister_for_hardship]

8 hours ago, Galteemore said:

They’ve already robbed it of its glorious 5’3” axles. What damage could be worse than that ??  

Yanks attempting to pronounce Howth.