Talk:Trams in London
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The demise of trams contributed to the Great Smog? Would someone mind providing a source on this. The relatively small number of trams by the late fortie and the enormous nature of the smog make me extremey sceptical of any such claim.--131.111.8.104 17:10, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Delete comment about Great Smog
If no one objects, I will delete the comment "This transition may have contributed to the Great Smog of 1952."
Various accounts make clear that the "smog" - a term that was known to few if any Londoners of the era - was composed largely of coal smoke, trapped near the ground by an inversion layer. This phenomenon was also long and well known in London, but the 1952 "Big Smoke" (aka "Great Fog") was made worse for two reasons: 1.) duration, and 2.) large-scale use of low-grade, high-sulfur coal for home heating (higher-quality coal was exported).
All this has nothing to do with replacement of trams. In fact, "The Fog" was not uncommon during the tramway era. Among the "equipment" of London tramcars was a clip-on white light, to be hung from the rear of the car when "the fog was on" and removed immediately thereafter. Ldemery 07:00, 8 May 2006 (UTC)
