Shrubhill Tram Depot
For decades now the only former tram poles with original arms have been in Dryden Street which had no tram service but provided access to the rear of Shrubhill depot. Two lampless specimens remain, probably due to the efforts of a preservation-minded neighbour when I lived in the area, though until I mentioned them he wouldn't have known they were tram poles if he walked into one. However this one, pictured in January 1994, had to go as it was in the way of a housing development. Pity, because it had the original light fitting: never having been converted to sodium suggests it hadn't been used since the depot closed in 1956. The Powderhall branch runs in front of the buildings in the background.
Location: Shrubhill Tram Depot
Original line: Edinburgh Corporation
Photographer: David Panton
Contact photographer: David Panton
Date: 01/1994
Image number: 29348
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