Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A century ago the tram was used by people in cities & towns all around the British Isles From London to Liverpool Blackpool to Glasgow the sound of steel on steel was a part of everyday life but by the early sixties the vast majority had disappeared & the golden era of the tram seemed to be at an end Now however a new generation of tramways has appeared ensuring that this beautiful & efficient form of transport thrives once more This brand new DVD traces the rise fall & rise again of the passenger street tram in Britain It begins with the introduction of the horse tram by the American George Francis Train to Birkenhead in 1860 & then explores the story of the tram from horse to steam to electrified tramcar & the rapid growth of trams at the turn of the 20th century It charts the gradual demise of the first generation of trams after the Great War & their complete disappearance from the urban transport network in the 1960s to their resurgence in the 1990s in Manchester The film also features the latest £100 million tramway system opened in Blackpool in 2012HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE The Great Orme Tramway A trip on Blackpool s new Bombardier Flexity 2 Tramway Behind the scenes with Tf L s London Tramlink including a visit to the depot A visit to the National Tramways Museum at Crich