Chester's last surviving electric tram - Car No. 4

Chester's last surviving electric tram - Car No. 4 Page charting the efforts of the Hooton Park Trust to rebuild and restore Chester's last surviving t

It’s all a bit cold at the moment so not too much to report. The tramcar has been raised up onto trestles, and progress ...
18/01/2026

It’s all a bit cold at the moment so not too much to report. The tramcar has been raised up onto trestles, and progress is being made fitting gongs and sanding mechanism.

A start has also been made applying the correct shade of green when the weather permits - end dash panel then working back.

Oh and on what we think is the 4th possibly 5th attempt, we have finally settled on the appropriate shade of Chester tra...
20/11/2025

Oh and on what we think is the 4th possibly 5th attempt, we have finally settled on the appropriate shade of Chester tram ‘apple’ green. Lots more rubbing down and painting to look forward to…..!

Selection of progress pictures over recent months.- Floor slats fitted to the platforms- Upper deck seats all made now a...
20/11/2025

Selection of progress pictures over recent months.

- Floor slats fitted to the platforms
- Upper deck seats all made now and fitted (though not in this picture)
- replica destination blinds printed
- platform steps completed
- destination boxes made
- lifeguard trays being assembled

Hooton Park is also home to a number of ex Chester Corporation buses. If you are looking for something to do tomorrow, s...
12/07/2025

Hooton Park is also home to a number of ex Chester Corporation buses. If you are looking for something to do tomorrow, several vintage Chester buses will be operating around their old stomping ground raising money for Cancer Research UK and the Alzheimer’s Society. Any and all support will be greatly appreciated. Please see the attached poster for more details.

More progress to report- Upper deck railings and decency boards are all but completed.- Platforms are in a similar state...
27/03/2025

More progress to report

- Upper deck railings and decency boards are all but completed.

- Platforms are in a similar state.

Seats - The main focus of activities currently, is fabricating the various fixed and reversible seats for the upper deck. The end bench seats are complete and in the latter stages of being fitted. Meanwhile, the first two reversible seats have been trial assembled to iron out any gremlins in the design. Once we have the process fine tuned, then just another 10 to make….!

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Hooton Park Trust, The Hangars, Airfield Way
Ellesmere Port
CH651BQ

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