Scarborough's Central Tramway has reopened after a large engineering and infrastructure upgrade project focusing primarily on the carriages, chassis and emergency brakes.
The work was intended to secure the tramway for many more years to come and was the largest project for 50 years.
The work has included:
- Fully replacing both chassis, which date from the 1930s
- New emergency brakes fitted - to be integrated with new drive system
- The tram carriages are to be upgraded and the exteriors are to be repainted
- New flooring throughout the carriages
- New placement of batteries for carriage lighting
- New lighting for carriages and tracks
- Interior of the stations is to be painted
Central Tramway has been working with specialist engineers, Wheelsets UK for this project.
After celebrating its 140th anniversary last year, the Central Tramway company is investing further in the tramway’s infrastructure, some of which dated back to the early part of the 20th century.
The largest engineering project at the famous cliff railway in over 50 years has seen major refurbishment of the carriages and chassis which date from the 1930's. The new carriages have state-of-the-art emergency brakes, these will be integrated into the computerised control system that was fitted early in 2020. The carriages are being refurbished for the first time since the 1980s.
The initial work involved the removal of the carriages and chassis by a large 50 tonne crane in January, they were lifted back into place last month.
The Tramway reopened this morning to carry it's first passengers since the major upgrade works.
The tramway will be closed on Monday (23rd) and Friday (27th) for some follow up work as part of the refurbishment.
More information about the works and the opening times can be found at https://www.centraltramway.co.uk/2022
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