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{{Unreferenced, date=September 2014 The Dick, Kerr Type
tram A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...
was the classic British tram design. It was the most common tram seen on Britain's tramways until the 1950s. The Trams were built by Dick, Kerr & Co. of Preston and
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. They were the flagship design of the company. Many different types of the tram were designed. These included: *The Fully Enclosed Tram - All of the tram and driver's compartment was enclosed. *The Semi-Enclosed Tram - All of the tram except the driver's compartment was enclosed. *The Open Tram - All of the tram was open to the elements. Many variations of the tram were designed, including the double-deck and single deck tram.


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of a Dick, Kerr tram at
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Tram vehicles of the United Kingdom