I have some time to spend on the Street Lane project, so I am having a go at building a
Chris Cornell Tramways brass kit of an ex Manchester "Pilcher" tram. There is a good black and white picture by John Kaye in his
Southend Corporation Transport West Riding gallery. He says
Leeds 286 was one of six 'Pilcher' trams acquired from Manchester in
1948, after a trial car was purchased in 1946. Built in Manchester
Corporation's Car Works in 1930-2 they seated 40/22 and were mounted on
Peckham P35 trucks.
They were withdrawn between 1951 and 1954. 286 had been repainted
into the red/cream livery three days before this photograph at the
Hunslet terminus.
This is my first attempt at a brass kit and it has been a steep learning curve. Some pictures to show progress follow.
Challenges to date have focused on soldering brass. I have ended up using a blow torch end to my gas soldering iron which has given tolerable results.