Thanks Gibbo. The north east was also a hotbed of Co-operative Societies and the manufacturing of many products like furniture, shirts and boot polish at Pelaw.
Only this morning I was reading about the double decker tram in a modern context. None of the modern tram services have double decker trams, yet they were the norm in times gone by.

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Parry People Movers who designed the Class 139 People Mover operated at Stourbridge which I posted up on POTD, have been involved in the design of a modern double decker tram.
REgards Neil