Restoration of
Edinburgh
Cable Car 226 |
1903: Built as a cable car
for Edinburgh by Dick Kerr Company of Preston.
1923: Rebuilt as an electric
car in 1923.
1938: Withdrawn and sold by
City of Edinburgh Transport Department.
1987: Rescued for
preservation by Lothian Regional Transport from a field in
the Scottish Borders where it had been used as a holiday home.
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Picture
1.
1903 - New Cable Car
![Edinburgh Cable Car - New in 1903](0_edinburgh_transport_trams_cable_car_226_1903_new_1024.jpg)
©
Reproduced
with acknowledgement to John Dickson, Royston, Edinburgh
Picture
2.
1987 -
Roof still attached
![Edinburgh Cable Car - About to be restored - 1987](0_edinburgh_transport_trams_cable_car_226_1987_upper_deck_attached_1024.jpg)
©
John
Dickson, Royston, Edinburgh
Photo taken April 1989
Picture
3.
1987 -
Roof detached to allow restoration to go ahead
![Edinburgh Cable Car - About to be restored - 1987](0_edinburgh_transport_trams_cable_car_226_1987_upper_deck_detached_1024.jpg)
©
John
Dickson, Royston, Edinburgh
Photo taken April 1989
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