Tuesday 4 June 2013

Runaway Tram

Through the failure of a part of the driving gear, a tramcar proceeding up Drake Street, got beyond control and running backwards down the street came into violent collision with another car standing at the bottom.
Fortunately the occupants escaped injury, beyond a severe shaking. The cars were much damaged.
From the Rochdale Household Almanack, June 4th 1907.

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