Conservation project underway on Bristol horse tram Uncategorized by railsistem@gmail.com - April 17, 20190 AEROSPACE Bristol has started a programme of conservation work on one of its key non-aviation exhibits – the former Bristol Tramways & Carriage Company open-top horse tram body of 1895. The restored side of the tram, showing the attractive and ornate Bristol Tramways & Carriage Co Ltd livery, together with the stilts upon which it is displayed in the absence of a truck. HUGH LLEWELYN/CREATIVE COMMONS The unidentified G F Milnes-built tram is a unique survivor from the Bristol Tramways network, having survived as a garden shed in Westbury-on-Trym. It is understood to be a horse tram body, although comparisons with the system’s first Milnes electric cars Nos. 86-99, also built in 1895, show a marked similarity, including the unusualthree-window body. Read more in the April 2019 issue of The RM – on sale now! Enjoy more of The Railway Magazine reading every month. Click here to subscribe. Share this: Comments comments Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Related Share on Facebook Share Share on TwitterTweet Share on Google Plus Share Share on Pinterest Share Share on LinkedIn Share Share on Digg Share Send email Mail