The Tramways of Aberdeen 1956 by Mortons Media Group Ltd

The Tramways of Aberdeen - 1956

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am very grateful for continued access to the wonderful collection of tram views taken by David and John Clarke. I must also add my sincere thanks to John who has very kindly proof read and amended the draft. The brothers visited Aberdeen in July 1956 and their views are featured in the book in chronological order. I am equally grateful to Mike Stephen who has very kindly given access to his collection and a number of Mike's images from early 1956 and late 1956 are featured. None of the views in this book have been published before. I am also in debt to the Wolfson Reading Room at Aberdeen University who very kindly gave me access to the Aberdeen Corporation Inspectors' Diary for 1956,which is a remarkable record of the Corporation daily workings and problems. There is fascinating detail of the extra transport requirements of the Beach Ballroom, the greyhound racing,Aberdeen FC supporters and of the daily problems of running an ageing tram fleet and system. My thanks also to Alan Brotchie for permission to include his map of the Aberdeen tramway system.Without all mentioned this book would not have been possible, my sincere thanks. Enjoy the nostalgia ...

Front cover: At the junction of King Street, Castle Street and Union

Street at 12.34 on I 0 July, this is Brush-built 115 new in 1928. When the new streamliners arrived during 1949, 115was then allocated to route 7 to Woodside where it remained until that route's closure on 26 November 1955; after that 115worked on both routes I and 4. At the time this view was taken the cafe at the corner of King Street and Castlegate was owned by Joe Birnie, son of Italian immigrants. John Clarke Back cover: Number 135, seen here in Holburn Street, was one of a batch of twelve cars built by Brush and delivered during 1929; they were the first Aberdeen cars that had flush sides instead of the inward curve towards the truck characteristic of British trams. The car on the right of this view is an Austin A50 Cambridge, which was produced between 1954 and 1957.John Clarke

was born in Aberdeen and I have fond memories of the city both in my early years and later when I returned for four years as a mature student to gain an honours degree. I do recall, numerous times, taking a tram from Union Street to Bridge of Dee and then boarding the connecting bus to Garthdee to visit my grandmother.A personal ambition of mine has been to write a book on Aberdeen trams and thankfully here is the story of trams in Aberdeen in 1956 beginning on I January.

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rom Sunday I January night services operated in Aberdeen for the first time on five routes from 12.15am to 7.30am and the Beach Ballroom had an attendance of 900 for which five buses were required when the dancing ceased. Only two extra trams above the I 0 minute normal frequency were required for Woodend Hospital. On Monday 2 January the attendance at Beach Ballroom was 1550 and 16 buses were required to get the dancers home.At Pittodrie Aberdeen A played Dundee A and 2000 people attended a reserve match which required six extra trams before kick-off and six extra were required at full time. On Tuesday Aberdeen first team played Stirling Albion watched by a crowd of 25,000 and there was very heavy traffic before the match with seven extra trams required and for the finish seven extra trams ran. Aberdeen won 7-0 with Johnny Allen scoring four of them. The next day one extra tram was required for the Woodend Hospital run, the 2.33 to Castle Street, and the Beach Ballroom was attended by I 150. On this day at 9am Car 20 performed an emergency stop at Back Wynd and a passenger was injured.The tram ran to Castle Street where it was held until an ambulance arrived. On Saturday 7 January Aberdeen played Celtic and I I trams were required for very heavy loadings between I pm and 2.10pm; at the finish I 0 trams were in service from Pittodrie.Aberdeen lost 2-1, Leggat scoring for the Dons. Two extra trams were required at 6.55pm and 7pm for the greyhound racing at Bridge of Don where the attendance was 750. From 7.45pm until 9pm heavy snowfall caused severe dislocation of services with two sand lorries in service; an extra sand lorry manned by inspectors was required to cope with many stuck vehicles. The snow continued into Sunday and road conditions were bad and three sand lorries were on duty throughout the night and two

tram ploughs went into service at 5.30pm along with two salt cars; five inspectors were on duty all night. On a bitterly cold Monday the 9th, two sand lorries started at Sam to tackle a hard frost.The Bridges trams from 5.30am to 6am were in convoy due to points problems at the Bridge of Dee. The following day there was a heavy thaw and a very poor attendance at the Beach Ballroom due to the weather conditions, only 55. The I 2 January was very cold with very icy conditions and two sand lorries began work at Sam; the following day was the same, with the ballroom only entertaining 60 people. On Saturday 13th there was rain on top of frost and two sand lorries start at 4.30am.At Pittodrie Aberdeen A entertain Hibs A with an attendance of 3000; four trams required before kick-off and buses for the finish, no extra trams required. There was a hard frost but dry all day on Sunday with two extra trams required for Woodend visits and the ballroom numbers increased to I 0 15 with the better weather. The next few days were fine and cold but on the 18th high winds with snow returned.An extra tram left Castle Street at 2.33pm for Woodend visits and sanding was carried out on a number of routes. The next day saw heavy snow between noon and 3pm. On Saturday 21 st the heavy snow returned and the Aberdeen game at Pittodrie was postponed; salt cars were out during the night for tram tracks.Two extra trams were required to Hazlehead and these trams were sent to Bridge of Don after Woodend visiting time. The salt cars operated during the night of the 21 st/22nd and there was a hard frost on the morning of 22nd and a salt car was operating in the early morning of 23rd with another very hard frost on that day.

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With Queens Cross in the background this is Brush car 129 starting the I 1/2mile journey along Queen's Road to the terminus at Woodend; the majority of winter route 4s terminated at Woodend rather than branching left onto the reserved track to Hazlehead. This view was taken in early February 1956 and I do not recall this fall of snow, 1963 was the one I remembered, where the snow was above my head height. Mike Stephen

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6 There was a hard frost and very heavy snow showers on the first day of February and this led to a broken wire on Holborn Street near Ruthrieston School; the repair was completed within SOminutes and tram services returned to normal headway within the hour. On this Wednesday evening the inspectors reported an attendance of I I O at the Ballroom. On Saturday the 4th the reserve game attracted 2000 spectators with four trams and ten buses required before kick-off and six trams and I 3 buses on duty at the end of the game. The Beach Ballroom attendance was 1400 and Sunday night was attended by 950.

Right:This is the terminal stub at Woodend in early February 1956, and you can see to the bottom left of this view the start of the tracks leading to Hazlehead terminus.This is experimental streamliner 140 which had two 57hp EE 305 motors as compared to the bigger streamliners which had four 34hp EE 327 motors. Mike Stephen On Friday I O February the inspectors reported clear weather and traffic loadings were very good, and at peak periods heavy loadings were reported. On Saturday the I Ith Aberdeen were at home to St Mirren with I 5,000 spectators at the game; 13 buses and 12 trams were required before the game and at the finish I 3 buses and I I trams were in service.Aberdeen won 4-1 with Leggat scoring twice. Sunday traffic for visiting hours to Woodend hospital required two extra trams from Castle Street and for return traffic four trams in service from Woodend.A concert at the Beach As mentioned in the previous caption, trams to Hazlehead terminus during the winter were few and far between.This early February 1956 view of a streamliner is therefore quite rare and thankfully the snow in this view is not too deep as the streamliners would be unreliable in snow and slush due to the English Electric motors being prone to flooding. Mike Stephen

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Right:A view that brings back many good memories of waiting for the connecting bus, route 13,to take my family to see my grandmother in Garthdee although this queue seems to be huddled close together for warmth in this view taken in mid-February 1956.The Transport Department building to the left of the view still exists. Mike Stephen Ballroom with an attendance of 950 unusually had two evening trams for attendees and two for the finish of the concert. On Monday the I 3th heavy snow showers returned and sand lorries were out on all routes.The next day two salt cars plus three sand lorries were out on all routes.The 6.45pm tram to Woodend was cancelled due to weather conditions. Wednesday the 15th was similar with sand lorries and salt cars out from very early morning. It is noted, even with poor weather conditions, the early morning services were to schedule. On Saturday the 18th the weather was dry and cold at first with heavy snow from 9pm. The match against Falkirk at Pittodrie went ahead and ten trams and 12 buses were required at the start and finish. Aberdeen drew 2-2 with goals from Wishart and Yorston. Early Sunday morning the tram plough and salt cars were out from I am dealing with very heavy snowfall.At 7.55am a span wire was broken in Constitution Street and the Beach to Hazlehead tram was held up for eight minutes only. Monday continued along the same lines with two salt cars working on all the tram lines from 3am. At 6.35pm the tram to Hazlehead could not clear the Woodend points and did not go to Hazlehead; the points were cleared for the next Hazelhead tram.The following day the Woodend points were blocked

again between 4.30 and 6pm and trams during that period could not get to Hazlehead terminus. Thursday the 23rd was mainly dry with a slow thaw and Friday 24th was fine all day and the Beach Ballroom had over 500, the best attendance for quite some time.Another reserve game at Pittodrie on Saturday was attended by 4000 and six trams and nine buses were required before the start of the game with no trams just buses for the end of the game; the Beach Ballroom had an attendance of 1500 that night and 17 buses were required at the end of the night's entertainment. Sunday 26th was a fine day and full trams were reported to Hazlehead with heavy loading of trams at Holburn Junction but the attendance at

8 the Beach Ballroom was below normal and only two trams and two buses were required at the finish. February 29th was a showery day and cold at night; two full trams were reported from Woodend to Castle Street after visiting hours at Woodend Hospital. No extra transport was required for the Beach Ballroom where the attendance was only 36. Thursday, I March was dry with a strong wind which kept the dancing folk away from the Beach Ballroom with only 133 attending. Friday night however, even with a strong wind, the Beach Ballroom had 700 folk. For visiting hours on a fine and sunny Saturday the 3rd, six extra trams ran to Hazlehead and for the football that day against East Fife, 15,000 attended, with 13 extra trams and seven buses required for start and finish of the game; the crowd went home happy as Aberdeen won 7-3 including a hat trick from Hather.The dog racing at Bridge of Dee was attended by 800 with two extra trams above the normal schedule required and five trams at the end of the meeting. Sunday was also cold and dry and at the end of visiting time four extra trams were required from Woodend terminus.The Beach Ballroom had an attendance of 600 and three extra trams were required at the finish of the night's entertainment. On Tuesday the 6th Woodend required two extra trams for the finish of visiting hours and the Beach Ballroom had only 12 folk at the end of the night and Wednesday and Thursday attendances were poor. The greyhounds at Bridge of Dee were racing again on the seventh, but the attendance was down to 600 and only one extra tram was required. Friday night at the Beach Ballroom was attended by 900 with extra traffic covered by buses. On Saturday I O March tram I 39 was involved in an accident and a horse was killed at 3.25pm on King Street at its junction with Regent Walk; services were delayed for some time.Two extra trams were required for Woodend Hospital and a reserve match at Pittodrie against Clyde with an attendance of 4000 required six extra trams.The greyhound racing at Bridge of Dee had an attendance of 980 and two extra trams were required.The Beach Ballroom attracted 1500 and the extra traffic was covered by buses. Sunday the I Ith was very cold with strong winds; Hazlehead had four

The Tramways of Aberdeen - 1956 extra trams for Woodend visiting hours and the Beach Ballroom had 500 folk and a couple of trams were required. The Beach Ballroom was attended by a crowd of I 000 on the Monday and buses were used at the start and finish. On the Wednesday the greyhound racing at Bridge of Dee attracted a crowd of 550 and only one extra tram was required. The weather was cold and there were snow showers on 15 March leading to a low turnout of 120 at the Beach Ballroom. On the 16th snow was on the ground and the sand lorries were on duty. Woodend required one extra tram and 300 braved the weather at the Beach Ballroom. A crowd of 17,000 watched Aberdeen beat Dunfermline 1-0, the goal scored by Leggat. Before the game between 2.30pm and 3pm seven extra trams and ten buses were required and at the finish I I extra trams and 16 buses.The Beach Ballroom had 1500 in attendance and the greyhounds had 900 with an extra tram required at the start and finish. The next day the Beach Ballroom was attended by I 000 and two extra trams were required at the end of the night's entertainment. On Tuesday 20 March the points at Holburn Junction jammed at 1.50pm.The police were called to control the traffic and the points were manually operated until the points were fixed; buses were sent to Bridge of Dee and Woodend to fill gaps in the services. The next day the cables at the Bridge of Don were burning and a fire engine was sent for by the police. The trams were taken to the Bridge of Dee and services were returned to normal within the hour. The greyhound racing at Bridge of Dee attracted 700 people and one extra tram was required. The Beach Ballroom had an attendance of 70. On Thursday the 22nd cars 19 and 35 at Bridge of Dee reported short circuits; car 35 dropped passengers off at Bon Accord Street and managed to get to Queens Cross depot on its own power. The next day at 12.35pm car 29's motor cut out; this was fixed within ten minutes.The Friday night Beach Ballroom attendance was 300.The next day 1800 attended the Beach Ballroom and 18 buses were required for the finish. On the Saturday Aberdeen were at home for a reserve game against Motherwell which was attended by 4000; two trams were required

The Tramways of Aberdeen - 1956 before the game, seven at the finish.The Greyhound racing had a lower attendance than normal, 800, and only one extra tram was required, before and after. On Sunday the fares increased, 2d for two stages rather than three stages.The Hazlehead frequency on this day was every 10 minutes with two extra trams at 2.35pm and 2.45pm;Woodend required three extra trams.The Beach Ballroom was attended by 800 and at the end two trams and three buses were required. Monday was fair all day and warm and this lead to a Ballroom attendance of 1300; the next day cold with fog all day and the Ballroom attendance was 30. Very dense fog was reported at I O.I 5am on 28 March and the greyhound racing attendance was lower than normal at 650 with just one extra tram required at the start and finish; the Ballroom had 60. MaundyThursday, 29 March was fine but rather cold and 600 attended the Beach Ballroom.At I I am the next day car 35 suffered a broken track shoe spring at Castle Street and was replaced by a bus. Saturday the 31 st was a fine sunny day and between 2.06pm and 2.42pm there was a three-minute tram service interval to Hazlehead. Aberdeen played Raith Rovers at Pittodrie and lost 5-3 with goals from Boyd(2) and Leggat; a bad loss to a mid-table team.There were eight extra trams before the game and seven after. The greyhound racing was attended by 800 and extra buses only were used.A full house at the Beach Ballroom was noted. Easter Sunday, I April was a fine day with sunny periods and the Hazlehead service was a tram every ten minutes with extra trams throughout the early afternoon.The Beach Ballroom had an attendance of 1300 and a couple of extra trams at the end of the evening. Easter Monday and the Beach Ballroom was sold out and 17 buses were required at the end of the night at I 1.45pm. Wednesday the 4th was dog racing at the Bridge of Dee and the attendance was 600 and no extra trams were required.A quiet night at the Beach Ballroom with an attendance of 160,but the next night I 020 requiring I 3 extra late buses. On Saturday the 7th two extra trams were required on route 4 in

9 mid-afternoon to Hazlehead.Aberdeen beat Hearts 4-1 at Pittodrie with a hat trick for Leggat in front of a crowd of 28,000.Two extra trams were put on the Bridges route plus nine buses and at the end of the game seven trams and 14 buses awaited the crowd. The greyhound racing at Bridge of Dee passed I 000 and one extra tram was required before with buses covering the end of the meeting.Another full house of 1800 at the Beach Ballroom and buses covered the finish at I 1.45pm. The following day, Hazlehead services were busy and two extra cars were required at the Woodend terminus for visiting hours. The attendance at the Ballroom was I 060 with only one car used at the end. On Monday night there was a full house at the ballroom with eighteen buses required at night; the next night 26 were at the ballroom. On Wednesday the I Ith there was a six-minute headway for Hazlehead and one extra car was added at Castle Street at 2.30pm.A reserve match was held at Pittodrie and five cars were required for the start of the match and five for the end. The greyhound racing attracted 780 with one extra car at the start and three buses plus normal service cars for the end of the racing; 350 were at the Ballroom. On Friday the 13th the Aberdeen Students car, the students sponsored car, commenced until 21 April at 9.30am to I 1.30am 2.30pm to 4.30pm and 7.30pm to 9.30pm.The Beach Ballroom attendance was 830. At Pittodrie on Saturday a reserve game was attended by only 1500 and only two trams at the start and four trams at the end of the game were required. The greyhound racing fared better with I 000 spectators with four extra trams being required at the end of the meet; at the same time 1350 were at the Beach Ballroom. On Sunday,it was very cold with heavy sleet and snow showers; Hazlehead was still running a ten minutes service with two extra trams at 2.15pm and 2.22pm for Woodend hospital; the Beach Ballroom had 930 attending. The 16 April was the Spring Holiday and the Hazlehead service had a six minute headway.A reserve match was at Pittodrie and had an attendance of 4000 with six trams and six buses at first and four trams and buses for the end of the match.The greyhound racing was attended

10 by 950 and the ballroom 1420 requiring 16 extra buses; the next night at the ballroom, only 28 attended. The next night at Pittodrie there was a reserve match against Rangers which attracted 4000 and six extra trams were required at the start and finish; the greyhound racing at Dee had 650 and one extra tram was at the finish. On Saturday the 21 st was the student torchlight procession.At Pittodrie Aberdeen beat Kilmarnock 3-2 with goals from Buckley,Yorston and Mulhall; eight trams and nine buses for the start and six trams and ten buses for the finish for a crowd of I 1,000.The greyhound racing at Dee was watched by I 000 but no extra trams were required. The Ballroom had an attendance of 1500 and 18 buses were required at the end. The procession ended at I 1.25pm at Broad Street. On a very cold Sunday the Hazlehead tram headway was ten minutes with two extra cars at 2.35pm and 2.45pm; the ballroom attendance was 700. The following day at Broad Street car 26, bound for Bridge of Dee, was involved in an accident with a motor vehicle at 5.45pm; there were no injuries and the tram was able to continue service.The Beach Ballroom attendance was 1250 but no cars were required, 12 buses only. On the 24th car I 05 inward from Hazlehead was delayed ten minutes at Anderson Drive at 4.30pm after fouling an open manhole cover; an extra tram was required at Woodend at 6.45pm; the ballroom had an attendance of 60. The 25th was a fine cool day and an extra tram at 2.33pm was required for visiting at Woodend and two trams were required at the end of visiting hours.A crowd of I 000 attended the reserve game at Pittodrie with four extra trams required before the game and at the finish.The greyhound racing at Bridge of Dee was attended by 600 and two extra trams were required before the start and one at the finish plus two buses; 700 attended the Ballroom. On the 26th 240 attended the Ballroom and the Friday night attendance was 700. On Saturday four extra trams were required at the end of visiting hours at Woodend. In the last home game of the season Aberdeen played

The Tramways of Aberdeen - 1956 at Pittodrie against Partick Thistle in front of a crowd of 12,000 losing 4-0. Two days later Aberdeen went to Partick Thistle in the last game of the season and beat Partick 2-0, both goals scored by Davidson;Aberdeen finished runners up to Rangers by six points.The game on Saturday required eight extra trams at the start and nine trams at the finish.The Greyhound Racing at Bridge of Dee had a good attendance of I I 00 and the ballroom was attended by 1450.The Sunday night attendance was 800 and on Monday, 1250. On I May Municipal elections were held in Aberdeen and it was noted that the Sea Beach traffic was very poor and attendance for the night was 42. On the Wednesday, the 2nd, the greyhound racing at Bridge of Dee attracted 750 and one extra tram was required at the start and at the finish three trams were required.Joe Loss and his band played at the Ballroom and the attendance was 1650. On this night the Aberdeen schools football finals were played at Pittodrie in front of 2000.The primary school final was between Cummings and St Clement Street and the secondary final was between Hilton and Kaimhill; two trams were required at the start with buses at the finish. On Thursday the points at the King Street/Castle Street junction failed at 6.30pm and the points had to be operated manually for most of the evening; this was also the first day of the Co-op dividend where shoppers each year received from the Co-op a small percentage of their total shopping bill as a loyalty bonus. Saturday was the last day of the Co-op dividend; the weather was fine but cool and Hazlehead traffic was good and extra trams were required at 2.15pm, 2.21 pm, 2.33pm and 2.39pm. The Ballroom was attended by 1550 and the greyhound racing at Dee had a very good attendance of 1280, requiring seven trams at the finish of the meeting and cricket was noted for the first time at Mannofield. On Sunday the 6th the Ballroom required four extra trams and buses for the finish of the evening which attracted I I 00; on Monday the ballroom had an attendance of SOO.Also on the Monday, track repairs were required on King Street between Cheyne Road and Harrow Road and these would continue until Thursday I 0th.

The Tramways of Aberdeen - 1956 On Wednesday a span wire was down in Castle Street opposite the control box at 7.50pm; no delay in services was recorded.The Ballroom was attended by 230 and the greyhound racing had 800 with one extra tram required at the finish. On Saturday the 12th the Hazlehead route on Queens Road at its junction with Westhome Avenue was blocked because of an accident involving two cars. There was a 13-minute delay and a bus replaced one tram journey. Football at Pittodrie required one extra tram at the start only and Woodend hospital required two extra trams at the end of visiting hours.The greyhound racing at Dee was attended by 1200 and five extra trams were required at the finish. The Sunday attendance at the Beach Ballroom was 900 and four trams plus buses were required at the end of the night; 1400 attended the Ballroom on Monday night and buses were used at the end of the evening. The early attendance on Tuesday night was 150 and later 43 attended dance classes with no extra transport required. On Wednesday night the attendance at the Ballroom was 520 and the greyhound racing was attended by 900, with buses covering the finish of the meeting. On the 17th the Ballroom attendance was 160, and unusually on a Friday the Beach ballroom had a low attendance of I 17. Hazlehead traffic on the Saturday was busy with two extra trams needed in mid-afternoon.The Beach Ballroom had a full house and the greyhound racing at Dee was 1200 but no extra trams were used; buses at both busy periods. At Hazlehead on Sunday 20th there was a band afternoon and evening and the service in the afternoon was a five-minute headway with an extra tram. The service continued at five minutes headway until 8.30pm and the band finished at 8.50pm. On the Monday the Beach Ballroom entertained 1400 with 15 buses required at the end of the night. Tuesday was a quiet day for services but a full house was reported on Wednesday night at the Beach Ballroom and 18 buses were required at the end of the night's entertainment.The greyhound racing at Dee was attended by 800 and four extra cars were required. On the 24th car 38 had motor trouble at Castle Street and a bus replaced the tram for the 7.50pm service to Woodend. The Beach

11 Ballroom had 160 for the night and track repairs were undertaken on Queens Road at its junction with Northburn Avenue during the night. Friday saw another full house at the Beach Ballroom with 1300 on Saturday night and the greyhound racing at Dee was attended by 1250 with extra traffic covered by buses. From 8pm, repairs on the tram track in Castle Street opposite the North Bank were undertaken. At I 0.39am on the Sunday there was a hold-up of 17 minutes which was caused by car 29 coming off the track at the King Street, Union Street junction; extra trams and buses were used to fill the gaps in services. Hazlehead services were on a five minute frequency and three extra trams were required mid-afternoon and the Beach Ballroom had an attendance of 800 and this was exceeded on the Monday when I 150 were at the Ballroom. On Tuesday the 29th car 135, in service to Bridge of Dee, at 5.45pm at the junction of Union Street and Bon Accord Terrace made an emergency stop to avoid car JRG 96. The conductor was thrown against front door and was injured and had to leave the car. The next day was relatively quiet with 700 attending the Beach Ballroom and the greyhounds at Dee had a higher attendance at 830 with one extra tram at the start and two extra trams at the end of the racing. Beach traffic was very quiet both Thursday and Friday the first day of June. Saturday 2nd the Beach Ballroom attendance was 1600 and the greyhound racing attracted I I 00. Sunday night the Beach Ballroom was attended by 700 and two extra trams were required; at Hazlehead there were heavy loadings from 4.25pm to 5.20pm which required a five-minute service plus three extra cars.A ten minute service was required for Sea Beach. On 4 June there was a five-minute hold-up on the Bridges route as cables were burning on car 34 in King Street; the car was taken to the depot. That night the Beach Ballroom welcomed 1220. On Wednesday the 6th there was a 20-minute hold-up at 4.55pm when car 140 suffered a broken axle at Queens Road inward track; the car was taken to Queens Cross depot.The Beach Ballroom had a very good attendance of 1840 and the Greyhound racing was 590 and three extra trams were required.