In this photo and the one below from reader essarem, a stairway on the left side of the tram could be seen. It is one for the upper deck (first class) with access from the front. Lower deck is third class. This could be seen painted on the tram body also. There were ticket clerks to sell and punch tram tickets on board.
1966 - riding on the upper deck of the tram, by essarem
Similar stairway appears in use on pre-war trams already (photo here).
From 1972, trams no longer divided into first class and third class seating. The tram fare was 20 cents for both decks (see ticket here) The firstly converted may be tram no. 65 and 56, as the newspapers. Spiral stairways on trams are from later generation.
Expert readers in trams may have more details to add.
The building behind the tram terminus house was the Hong Kong Artificial Flower Works first branch. (^) The main branch was at 18 Belcher's Street, by c.1967. Some of their factories had been in the events of HK history.
source Wah Kiu Yat Po, e.g. 1972-7-15
(^) this old building at 187-191 Connaught Road West might have existed until around 1980, before the site was redeveloped. by comparing the form and shape of this building from old photos, I think it is in fact the former building of To Yuen Restaurant. ** ** To Yuen (陶園酒家) Its begin year may be early as 1911, as Mr Cheng Bo Hung's publication. On Daily Press, treats of China and British government officials at the restaurant back in 1914, 1915 were also recorded.
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tram stairs and fares
In this photo and the one below from reader essarem, a stairway on the left side of the tram could be seen.
It is one for the upper deck (first class) with access from the front. Lower deck is third class. This could be seen painted on the tram body also. There were ticket clerks to sell and punch tram tickets on board.
Similar stairway appears in use on pre-war trams already (photo here).
From 1972, trams no longer divided into first class and third class seating. The tram fare was 20 cents for both decks (see ticket here)
The firstly converted may be tram no. 65 and 56, as the newspapers. Spiral stairways on trams are from later generation.
Expert readers in trams may have more details to add.
The building behind the tram terminus house was the Hong Kong Artificial Flower Works first branch. (^) The main branch was at 18 Belcher's Street, by c.1967.
Some of their factories had been in the events of HK history.
source
Wah Kiu Yat Po, e.g. 1972-7-15
(^) this old building at 187-191 Connaught Road West might have existed until around 1980,
before the site was redeveloped.
by comparing the form and shape of this building from old photos, I think it is in fact the former building of To Yuen Restaurant. **
** To Yuen (陶園酒家)
Its begin year may be early as 1911, as Mr Cheng Bo Hung's publication. On Daily Press, treats of
China and British government officials at the restaurant back in 1914, 1915 were also recorded.