The mystery behind tram car 466 …………….. Salford or Manchester?

This is tram car number 466, and the only clues I have are that it is dated 1903 and belonged to Manchester Corporation Tramways.

And judging by the broken windows and the absence of safety panels running up the side of the stairs, it is either in for repair or about to go to that great tramway in the sky.

Of course, some one far more expert than aye will be able to offer up and explanation, but for now all I can say is that its route took it through Salford.

So, are we dealing with a Salford tram, or a bit of empire building on the part of Manchester?

All answers on the back of a Corporation tram ticket please.

And quick as a flash, Clive came back with a picture of a similar tram that shows that this model appears not to have had panels up the stairs, only railings, and from Vernon Linden, "I can explain the mystery.

When Salford Corporation Tramways were first opened they had a shortage of trams so they had on hire some from Manchester Corporation Tramways to tied them over to operate the newly opened tramroute to Swinton,until they got later deliveries of new trams to operate the route solely by themselves.

The tram in the picture 466 caught fire and the cost to repair was bourne by Salford Tramways,who did the rebuild? The picture itself is in Frederick Road Depot I think".

So the answers are coming in.

Location;?

Picture; Tram car 466, 1903 from the collection of Allan Brown