And thanks to historian Bill Hawkins, we can share those memories with you.
Take a look at eight photos which still exist of trams in operation on the streets of Wearside. We have scenes from Seaburn, Durham Road, the East End and Mackies Corner.
Bill is a member of the Sunderland Antiquarian Society. To find out more about the history of Sunderland, visit the society’s Facebook page or its website at http://www.sunderland-antiquarians.org
If you’ve got tram memories, contact Chris Cordner on [email protected]
1. Pictured in 1952
Trams and buses at the Wheatsheaf Junction in June 1952. Photo: bill hawkins
2. Pictured at the seafront
The 198 Dykelands Road Tram Terminus at Seaburn in 1951. Photo: Bill Hawkins
3. A tram in service
One of Bill's huge collections of Sunderland archive pictures. Photo: Bill Hawkins. Photo: NOP
