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Limited edition of
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1937/39 Glasgow Corporation Transport Coronation
Tram (1143-1242 series) - original livery.
During
the early 1930s Glasgow was facing the problem of the increased traffic
and increasingly obsolete fleet. Two prototype cars were built at Coplawhill
shops in December 1936 (car 1141) and March 1937 (car 1142). These cars
represented the 'one giant step" for Glasgow Corporation Transport
which set the scene for new construction to serve the 1938 Empire Exhibition.
In February 1937 the Corporation received approval to proceed with the
construction of 100 new cars. First of these, 1143, was started in April.
Tenders were invited for the supply of bogies and electrical equipment.
EMB (bogies) and BTH (British Thomson-Houston Ltd.) were the winners.
The new trams were actually known as a "Exhibition Cars" within
the Transport Department before they were christened the "The Coronations"
by an adoring public. First Coronation tram, 1143, entered service in
November 1937. To serve the Empire Exhibition, first Coronations were
allocated to the Newlands and Maryhill depots. The Coronation was a modern
tram of high quality, with spacious saloons with four large windows, alhambrinal
panelling and good quality seating. Glass eaves gave extra light to the
upper saloon. The last car of the first 100 production batch, 1242, was
completed in February 1939.
Scale 1:43
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446-1
1939/40 Glasgow Corporation Transport Coronation
Tram (1243-1292 series) - original livery.
The
Transport Department was authorized to built 50 more Coronation cars in
1939 and last production car, 1292, was built in June 1940. The second
production batch cars (1243-1292) wears some improvements: the cabin visors
were modified to include slots, so the Subway-type double shaded gold
numerals were displaced to the dash panels and became a smaller version
of the Standard's cars aluminium edged black. Their places on the visor
panels were taken by Glasgow Coat of Arms. The white lining on the orange
panels immediately below the cream band was omitted. The centre grab rail
on the platform was resited behind the doorsets. To prevent rainwater
ingress, the roof extract cowls were given additional side deflectors.
Most of the arrangements were also introduced to the earlier cars.
Scale 1:43
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446-2
1937/40 Glasgow Corporation Transport Coronation
Tram (1143-1292 series) - early post-war livery (1945-1952)
One
the World War II ended, it took some time for maintenance to restore the
Coronation cars to pre-war high standards. The longitudinal seating arrangement,
introduced during 1943-44 was modified to a combination of transverse
and corner longitudinal seats. The semaphore-pattern trafficators were
overpanelled and eventually removed. Starting from late 1940s, further
modifications were introduced on the Coronation cars. The end windows
on the upper saloons had the half-drop windows removed and replaced with
solid glazing with small glazing port for access to the bow rope starting
from 1949.
The "stock" version represents car 1282 as preserved at National Tramway Museum in Crich (restored to c. 1952/53 condition).
Scale 1:43
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446-3
1938/40 Glasgow Corporation Transport Coronation
Tram (cars 1238,1244,1278) - in 1949 experimental red livery.
In
1949 five Coronation trams (1234, 1238,1244,1264 and 1278) were painted
out in experimental livery with red upper deck sides. Only three cars
(1238, 1244 and 1278) were put in service and run in this livery until
1951, cars 1234 and 1264 were repainted back to green before return to
service.
Scale 1:43
Available February 2011
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446-4
1937/40 Glasgow Corporation Transport Coronation
Tram (1143-1292 series) - post'1952 livery.
Starting
from early 1950s, the Coronation class saw additional modifications. The
half-drop driver's windows were replaced with single fixed pane of glass
and visors above the cabins were removed and ventilation ducts were replaced
with plain panelling. As a result of the reostats overheating, a duct
was provided to an additional ventilation grille. The grab rail for mirror
adjustment was also installed. The internal cabin doors were removed and
interior on several Coronation cars were re-fitted in the style of the
Mark II cars. Four Coronation cars survived after closure of the Glasgow
system, car 1173 was preserved at Glasgow Museum of Transport (restored
to 1938 condition), car 1245 at East Anglia Transport Museum (awaiting
restoration), car 1274 at Seashore Trolley Museum (restored to post-1957
condition) and car 1282 at National Tramway Museum at Crich (restored
to 1952/53 condition).
Scale 1:43
Available February 2011
For Customers in Great Britain this model available through East Lancs Model Tramway Supplies or directly through SPTC. Customers from other countries can order this model directly through SPTC or through our INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES