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Heaton Park Tramway

The Heaton Park Tramway (Link ) is a heritage tramway operated by the Manchester Transport Museum Society using vintage old trams as a visitor attraction. The trams run on a stretch of track dating back to the original Manchester Tramway which used to operate into the park.

Manchester Corporation 765 (Link ), built in 1914, was one of a series of combination cars built for routes with low bridges. It is seen here at the lake terminus of the tramway.

The combination cars were built with a central saloon and open smoking compartments at each end. The conversion of the '53' route to buses in 1930 led to most of the combination cars being sold or scrapped.