The last Brighton Tramcar needs you!

Brighton Corporation Tramways ran for 38 years from 1901 until 1939, of the 116 tram cars built by the Corporation at their Lewes Road Depot, only 1, number 53, still survives.

Number 53 was built in 1937 and after only 2 years of running, was sold to a West Sussex farm where she remained until the 1970s. For the next 3 decades she sat in a shed, untouched, until now...

You can make a difference!

Brighton Tram 53 Society was formed in 2010 to restore this local, unique, historic vehicle. Restoration has progressed and over £90.000 has been spent to bring the tram body back to close its original condition. This can be seen in the image at the top right of this page.

We now need to move Tram 53 to a new site to complete the restoration, ideally within the city of Brighton & Hove. Therefore, the Society has started a petition to urge Brighton & Hove City Council to allow us to bring Tram 53 home. Please consider adding your name to the petition through the link provided.

Your donations have helped us so far and hopefully will continue to do so. Why not become a member and take an active part in the project.

You can keep up to date with the latest news on the project by visiting our news page, or follow us on FaceBook.