I love seeing quality workmaship, esecially on wood. What you are looking at here is Blackpool 298 undergoing some serious restoration.
When Blackpool modernised their trams, a lot of the original features were lost. To most people, this wouldn't matter, but to those who did, the plan was to buy 298, which still had all the old details, and send it for restoration.
The process took decades, and a couple of changes of venue, before the vehicle found its way into the tramway museum's bay.
Quite a lot of the tram was beyond saving. The chassis is now a feature on one of the outside walks, and much of the sides has had to be replaced. The roof, especially the sunshine top and corner windows, has survived, only needing repair.
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