This was one of the most tragic events in the city's recent history.
In living memory there have been only a handful of days as dark as January 28, 1959, when a Glasgow tram collided with a lorry in Shettleston Road causing the former to burst into flames.
It was reported that the end of the lorry, which was carrying several tonnes of steel, had hit the tramcar with such force that it tore down the staircase column and dislodged the fuse box which dropped down to the lower deck and promptly set fire to the packed vehicle.With the flames sweeping through the saloon at a frightening speed, frenzied passengers escaped the tramcar best they could, but those on the upper deck were unable to get out.
The two ladies were later named as Mrs Rosanne Harvey, 48, Ann Helen Scarborough, 58. Twenty-five people were injured in the incident.
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