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Detail of the tram, click to enlarge:
Old postcards from the early 20th century, compared to the same view shown on Google Street View today. The postcards come from my own collection. Almost all of them are from England, mainly showing West London, Middlesex, Surrey, Berks and Bucks. Click on the postcards to see enlarged versions. Street View images are the copyright of Google. Comments, questions or requests are welcome. If you repost my images on other websites (such as Facebook) please include a link to my original post.
The terminus was cut back to Hounslow High Street in 1922. There were plans to extend the tram lines westward to Staines-upon-Thames and even to Maidenhead, but these never came about because of two small bridges about a mile away behind the photographer. The London United Tramway Co. asked the local Parish council to pay half for their replacement, which it politely refused to do. So the extensions were never built and the tram line was eventually cut back.
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