Tramway construction on Stirling Road, Falkirk

Maker
1. Unknown
2. Parsons-Peebles Ltd
Production date
1905
 Description
A workman in a bunnet fits the cap on a pole watched by a man in a boater. The men are on a tower scaffold which sits on a horse-drawn cart. A man is holding the horse's head but the cart wheels are not chocked. A fourth man is working with some equipment on the road. Album caption reads: "Preparing to fit the overhead wires for the Tramway Co. Year 1904"

This photo is not available as a scanned image. You can see the original in the Archives in Callendar House.

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Maker
Production date
1905
Subject person
Subject place
Stirling Rd/Dorrator/Falkirk area
Subject notes
This tower wagon was used to erect, inspect and repair the overhead wires. It was raised and lowered using the winch on the cart. Today the way of working would be deemed unsafe on a number of counts.
Accession number
P00748

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