Had a great conversation with John Davies, lifelong campaigner for the restoration of the tram route and its history who lives right in the heart of Bessbrook.
Have arranged to meet with him in the morning....his knowledge of the past and particularly his active role in the future of the Bessbrook to Newry Tramway Restoration Group is brillant.
This will help me so much with my project evaluation and conclusion. John is presently involved with a project of which Phase 1 (public pathway, from Millvale to Craigmore) has been completed, but is campaigning with great energy to have Phase 2 implemented.
John is a professional photographer and has many many one-off photographs which I can not wait to see tomorrow.
I feel this will bring my project full circle and will leave my conclusion to the project with an open page, the Tram story is not finished and after 63 years in operation and now 65 years since its closure in 1948, people still remember and value its contribution to the local industrial and social history of Bessbrook and Newry. A piece of our history well worth fighting for.
Well done Margaret, this looks the part!
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