I find that the period setting of Beamish Museum, in County Durham, adds enormously to the feel of this photo. Taken at 1/400 and f9 and an ISO of 400 the image responds well to processing through Photomatix.

The Tramstop

Beamish Museum's Sunderland No 16 tram alongside a Tramways Inspector.

 

No 16 was built as an open-top tramcar by Dick, Kerr & Co., Preston, in 1900, however to increase capacity it was later rebuilt as double dekker.

 

Sunderland's tram system closed in 1954 and No 16 became the changing rooms for local football clubs.

 

Eventually it found it's way to a farm and was used as storage until the tram found a new home at Beamish in 1989. But it was not until 2003 that it finally entered service at the museum.