Glasgow Corporation Transport 488 built 1903
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| Glasgow Corporation Transport 488 built 1903 |
| Present Location |
Suffolk |
| Designed For |
Glasgow Corporation Transport |
| Built |
1903 |
| Built By |
GCT |
| Where Built |
Coplawhill |
| General Type |
Enclosed double-decker |
| First Number |
488 |
| Present Number |
488 |
| Status |
Under Restoration |
| Condition |
Fair |
| Operating |
No |
| Storage |
Under cover |
| Motors |
MV101DR 2 x 60hp |
| Truck |
Brill 21E |
| Gauge |
4ft 8½in |
| Seats (Downstairs//Upstairs) |
21/38 |
| Rarity |
Several |
| Importance |
Of some Significance |
| Additional Notes |
Built as open-topper, open-balcony top cover c.1910; totally enclosed 12/1929; withdrawn/P.6/1961; to AMTUIR, Paris; donated to EATMS, to Ffestiniog Railway 3/2013 (bottom deck), 4/2013 (top deck); to Boston Lodge workshops 8/2013; lower deck to storage in Suffolk with truck 8/2021. Upper deck to East Anglia Transport Museum. |
| Main Photo Taken By |
Norman Bond |
| Date of Image |
09/07/2015 |
| At Risk |
No |
| Record Last Updated |
26/07/2024 |
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| Upper Deck at EATM. Peter Wreford 05/2023 |
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