SOLE-surviving Stockport Corporation tram – No. 5 – is on the cusp of its post-overhaul return to service at the Heaton Park Tramway.
The 1901-built Dick, Kerr open-top four-wheeler is owned by the Stockport 5 Tramway Trust, but in the care of the Manchester Transport Museum Society (MTMS).
It was first restored in 1996, and initially saw service in Blackpool, before arriving at Heaton Park in 2011.
Monthly Subscription: Enjoy more Railway Magazine reading each month with free delivery to you door, and access to over 100 years in the archive, all for just £5.35 per month.
Click here to subscribe & save
After further renovation work it joined the working fleet in early 2013, but had to be withdrawn the following year owing to a ‘minor’ leak in the upper deck floor/lower deck roof.
Further inspection revealed the leak was more severe than originally thought, resulting in rotten roof timbers and considerable water damage.
Read more in December’s issue of The RM – on sale now!
