London Trams Part 1

London, which possessed the largest tramway in Britain, was unusual in that few routes penetrated the heart of the capital, much of the system employed the conduit form of current collection, and despite extensions built into the early 1930s, there was virtually no reserved track. Hundreds of new trams were constructed between 1929 and 1932 including the ‘Felthams’ and LCC No 1 and many cars were reconditioned. Trolleybuses replaced most north London routes by 1940, leaving a comprehensive network south of the Thames. Reprieved because of the war, the trams were eventually abandoned during 'Operation Tramaway' which started in October 1950. This DVD covers the closures up to October 1951 and revives memories of the trams when they were once as familiar as Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. A unique selection of films recapturing the days when trams dominated the streets of south London.