Tram PointsmanCoronation Tram

Glasgow Corporation Cunarder tram in middle distance with white capped operative cleaning rails, in foreground. Commer coal lorry to the side.Late 1950s. Good unusual photo A once familiar sight in the tramways department a pointsman with his white cap. He carried a stiff brush for cleaning the rails to ensure electrical contact and also a points changer. Scene shows the Hillington Rd terminus of Service 4, Route 27, looking towards Renfrew. The trams about to return to Springburn and is changing opposite line.