Date of the Photo
"I'd guess that this photo would have been taken
between 1946 and mid-1952 ,before adverts were introduced. (It might just be
pre-WW2).
Car No.138 was built in 1933 at Shrubhill by Edin
Corp. as No.29. It was renumbered in 1935 to leave spaces for a batch of 20
"streamline" cars from outside builders, Nos.11-30. (Nos.25-30
were built by Metro-Cammell of Birmingham.
Car 138 was allocated to Gorgie Depot which served
the No.1 route. The fleet number 138 was available as an electrified ex-cable
car of the same number was scrapped in 1935.
George Murray, Currie,
Edinburgh: June 15, 2011 |