Glasgow Tram 488 - Workshop Report, AUG 13

Preserving Glasgow Tram No.488

It's history and restoration progress in the UK

Horse tram services started 19 August 1872
Electric traction from 13 October 1898 until 4 September 1962
Tramway abandonment's started in 1926, with major route closures from 1956 onwards
Trolleybuses introduced 3 April 1949 - Abandoned 27 May 1967

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* Report Number 8 *
Covering the period
21st August 2013
to
5th February 2014

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Album of Restoration Progress

Dateline: 21st August 2013

897 - The top deck, in the woodwork shop at Boston Lodge, taken by Norman Bond.
5487 - the lower deck temporarily stored in the paint shop at Boston Lodge taken by Glenn Williams.

Dateline: 4th September 2013

543 - New woodwork, with rotted woodwork shown that the new is replacing.
569 - No.2 end dismantled.
572 - Rather delicate detail of an internal fanlight window after having it's grime removed.
625 - No.2 end very much dismantled and the controller ready for removal.
[Ignore the blue box. The resistor cabinet has also been removed.]

Dateline: 25th October 2013

527 - Lower Deck in Boston Lodge taken by Simon Fozard.

Dateline: 28th October 2013
Work has concentrated on the lower deck. Some repair work has been carried out along with a lot of cleaning down of old paintwork. The brake columns and other metal parts have been removed and will eventually go for shot blasting. The damaged veneer panels are currently with a specialist repairer.

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Dateline: 21st November 2013

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Dateline: 21st November 2013 to 5th February 2014
By now 488 had been stripped as far as possible. Whilst there is inevitably some rot, it is remarkable that the actual teak frame appears in sound condition. The pictures include when 488 when was raised up on jacks for the underside to be examined etc and the last picture shows "scaffolding" around the tram to permit access and safe working to the upper deck flooring.

A visit to Crich was undertaken some time ago to compare note with "sister" tram 812 and details of paint specs - particularly internal scheme [known in Glasgow as "treacle"] were noted.

If other Boston Lodge work is anything to go by then Glasgow 488 should be superbly restored when complete and prove quite a "star" at Carlton Colville.

Pictures from Rod Bramley
5363 - 21st November 2013 - Beginning to look good
5384 - 19th December 2013 - Raised up on jacks for the underside to be examined
5409 - 5th February 2014 - Scaffolding around the tram for safe working to the upper deck flooring

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