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The Modern Tramway Journal After WW2 and into 1960s
The Modern Tramway – July 1951 – The Tramways of Clermont-Ferrand

The Modern Tramway of July 1951 included an article by Peter J. Jacques about the tramways of Clermont-Ferrand.

The featured image for this article is a photograph of one of Clermont-Ferrand’s modern trams. The initial fleet was 26 trains, but in September 2019, the fleet was expanded to 30 trains. Every STE 4 model consists of 4 cars, for a length of 32 metres (105 ft), © William Crochot and licenced for reuse under a Creative Commons licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2026/05/18/the...t-ferrand/

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The Modern Tramway Journal After WW2 and into 1960s
The Modern Tramway – February 1951 – The Modernisation of Amsterdam Tram No. 12

In 1939, Amsterdam acquired twelve 2-axle motor cars from the closing electric city tram network in Utrecht (Gemeentetram Utrecht – GTU). These trams, built by Werkspoor in 1927, were introduced to the Amsterdam network and later renumbered, serving as the only secondhand motor cars purchased by the Amsterdam city transport service.

These twelve cars (originally numbered 67-78 in Utrecht) were subsequently renumbered 1–12 in Amsterdam. The purchase helped Amsterdam boost its fleet for expansion, particularly as new tracks were being laid in Amsterdam-Oost and around the new Amstel station (opened in Oct 1939).

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2026/05/18/the...ram-no-12/

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The Modern Tramway Journal After WW2 and into 1960s
The Modern Tramway – July 1951 – Pittsburgh: An American Tramway Stronghold

The Modern Tramway of July 1951 included an article by A. A. Jackson about the tramways of Pittsburgh.

The featured image for this article is a vintage Presidents’ Conference Committee (P.C.C.) tramcar- No. 1604. It is from the 1600 series of P.C.C. cars, operated by Pittsburgh Railways and is pictured on Line 49 bound for Beltzhoover. This photograph was taken during the 1970s, © Voogd075 and licenced for reuse under a Creative Commons licence (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Pittsburgh is situated at the point where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers converge to become the River Ohio, historically it is the most important Iron and Steel Centre in the United States.

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2026/05/19/the...tronghold/

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The Modern Tramway Journal After WW2 and into 1960s
The Modern Tramway 1951 – Some Advertising

This short article shows a number of intriguing advertisements from The Modern Tramway magazine in 1951.

There were only a few different UK companies in the early 1950s who took out advertisements in The Modern Tramway. These advertisements are of interest for the wider perspective on the industry that they provide. …

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2026/05/20/the...vertising/