A VIRTUAL TRAM ride from Llandudno to Colwyn Bay is now available, for a route that has not been used for over 60 years.
The electric tramway between Llandudno and Colwyn Bay closed long ago yet still fascinates people – and now anyone can use their smartphone to take a virtual ride along the route.
A tram ride between the resorts was a holiday highlight in the years before and after the Second World War, especially in fine weather when passengers enjoyed the scenery from the open top deck or from the “toast-rack” trams, which had no bodyshell but just rows of seats on a chassis.
Now a HistoryPoints project has teamed up with the Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Tramway Society (L&CBT) and Conwy Archives Service to present old photos of the trams at 18 locations along the route, where QR codes are displayed.
Anyone can scan the codes with a smartphone to see how the narrow-gauge tramway appeared at that location and to read information about the trams.
The QR codes link to corresponding pages on the HistoryPoints.org website, with each page linked to the next tramway location in either direction, enabling readers to follow the route in person or when viewing the website at home.
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