Past and Present - a remarkable coincidence...

Past and Present – a remarkable coincidence…

I recently purchased a set of photographs taken on the Grimsby & Immingham Tramway – one of them was of particular interest, featuring No.26 – now preserved at Beamish and formerly Gateshead No.10.  What really struck me was the view – it had an uncanny resemblance to a section of our own tramway on ‘Bog Bend’ between Foulbridge and the Town.  After showing a number of drivers, as well as Andy Martin, it was soon apparent that such a view could be recreated and so Stuart and Andy recreated the scene last night – the first photo is the original, taken on the G&I circa 1959, the next two were taken at Beamish yesterday.  Its uncanny isn’t it?!!!

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Below: And some five decades later, No.26 in a very similar location that has an uncanny resemblance to that in the above image!  Not much more to say is there?!

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Below: The modern view, in colour…

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