Southampton Corporation Tramways 45 built 1903

Present Location	Crich
Designed For	Southampton Corporation Tramways
Built by	Hurst Nelson
Where built	Motherwell
General type	Open-top electric car
First Number	45
Present Number	45
Owner	Tramway Museum Society
Status	Restored
Condition	Good
Operating	Yes
Stored	Under cover
Controllers	Dick Kerr DB1 K3
Motors	Dick Kerr DK9A 2 x 25hp
Truck	Brill 21E
Gauge	4ft 8½in
Rarity	Several
Historical Significance	Very Significant
Notes	built as 3-window open-topper; rebuilt 1918 as 4-window front-exit car with reversed stairs and fitted with top-cover; reverted to open-top to pass through Bargate, 1929; W./P.1948 (first tram bought for what is now the Tramway Museum Society National Collection); to Leeds 1/1949; to Blackpool 2/1949; to Montagu Motor Museum (now National Motor Museum), Beaulieu, 4/1958; to Crich, 10/1960; visited Kimberley, Notts, 6/2013 for centenary of Notts & Derby Tramway
Seats Downstairs/Upstairs	24/32
Inspected by	PA
Photo by	Paul Abell
Photo Date	14/07/2012
At Risk	No
Date Record Last Updated	04/06/2021

Paul Abell 02/06/2021 Upper Deck

Paul Abell 02/06/2021 Lower Deck

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