bamber 128 Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 I came across this article browsing the interweb. Corporation Tramways Insignia What does strike you is the obvious pride in the undertaking when you look at the quality of the insignia they issued to drivers, conductors and inspectors. Nowadays a cheapo sticker is deemed "sufficient". 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 Excellent post bambar, does anyone have pride in their job anymore,I know I didn't towards the end of my working life, all the pride that I did have was taken away by the big corporates that took over,all they seem interested in is making money at any cost and the staff they employed were a neccessary liability and expendable, when did that type of insignia start to disappear from the NCT? Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,417 Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 Pride in your work (for me) took a huge hit through technology. What used to done through calculation, experience and negotiation is now done by pushing a button with certain criteria entered and a ready made list of materials. costings and timelines drops in your lap a minute later. From an employers point it's faster, cheaper and needs only a quite basic understanding. At the finish engineers were told 'no engineers are required, we only need technicians' the difference being the size of the salary. I was disgusted when they introduced an 80/20 rule. so long as 80% of the jobs went to plan then that was acceptable. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 Exactly Brew, such a shame that pride in ones job has been lost,look at all the old films about British workers and the words quality and pride are in more or less every sentence,all but gone thanks to greed and lack of interest in the employees Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 I have just read the info in the link in the first post but unfortunately it doesn't answer my question. I am wanting information as to what the colour schemes were for Nottingham Corporation trams and for that matter trolley buses in the 1930's. I am tempted to think that they were not green and and cream but brown or maroon and cream. I would also be interested to know the colour schemes for Notts and Derby Traction trams were in the 1930s and did they have trollies then? I don't think they were blue and cream. Looking at a retirement project to build a model railway in the loft - and no I aint retired yet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,146 Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 Could Crich tramway help with your enquiries Pianoman? Sounds an exciting project in your loft. Why not a model tramway? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 I believe the first generation of trams were indeed maroon and cream. I've seen reference to it but can't find it at the moment. It doesn't help that colour photography was almost non-existent back then, so there's likely to be very little evidence apart from the written word. This is a b/w photo which was artificially coloured at the time, but I assume it's a reasonable attempt at the correct colours. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nottingham_Corporation_Tramways#/media/File:Long_Row,_Nottingham_circa_1910.JPG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 370 Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 The information below these images suggests some were brown & Cream, others maroon & cream https://www.tramway.co.uk/trams/nottingham-corporation-166/ https://www.tramway.co.uk/trams/nottingham-92/ Maybe maroon was the later livery? Also this coloured postcard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 370 Posted August 12, 2021 Report Share Posted August 12, 2021 See 1927 entry here https://www.nctx.co.uk/history Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,466 Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Well done for finding that ! I knew I'd seen it somewhere....... about trolleybuses (which replaced the trams) being the first things to be green and cream. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
notty ash 370 Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Here's some info on Notts & Derby liveries https://midlandgeneralomnibus.weebly.com/notts--derby-trolleybuses.html 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,146 Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Some lovely pictures NottyAsh, well done for an excellent post. Thank you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted August 13, 2021 Report Share Posted August 13, 2021 Thanks for all the info folks. As the planned railway is to be set just pre war ( with some licence) I am pleased to say that I can forget trams. Now I know what type of trolley buses for NCT and NDT and what the colour schemes were. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 On 8/12/2021 at 6:29 PM, The Pianoman said: I have just read the info in the link in the first post but unfortunately it doesn't answer my question. I am wanting information as to what the colour schemes were for Nottingham Corporation trams and for that matter trolley buses in the 1930's. I am tempted to think that they were not green and and cream but brown or maroon and cream. I would also be interested to know the colour schemes for Notts and Derby Traction trams were in the 1930s and did they have trollies then? I don't think they were blue and cream. Looking at a retirement project to build a model railway in the loft - and no I aint retired yet To resurrect an old post and you probably found the answer to your question but here is a model of a Nottingham Corporation tram in the correct colours Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 Pleased you have posted that. I have found this one on Feepay. This one appears to be a brighter red https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234750525507 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 4 hours ago, The Pianoman said: Pleased you have posted that. I have found this one on Feepay. This one appears to be a brighter red https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234750525507 I think mine was EFE 1/76 scale,colours vary from different manufacturers, are you going to buy that one at 23 quid? Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 Pianoman, there is is one on ebay collectables for £10.99 plus £3.95 postage at the moment Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,535 Posted November 27, 2022 Report Share Posted November 27, 2022 17 minutes ago, plantfit said: , are you going to buy that one at 23 quid? Rog No chance. I'm a tight **** Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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