Tram 273 trundles along a city street on 2nd April 1972. Photo by David Dixon.

Employed on route 3 is tram 335 on 2nd April 1972. Photo by David Dixon.

Tram 483 trundles through the city on 2nd April 1972. Photo by David Dixon.

A 2nd April 1972 view of tram 904 in Lisbon. Photo by David Dixon.

Brandy tram! A splendid example of using a tram for advertising - in this case brandy - seen on 2nd April 1972. Photo by David Dixon.

Tram 733 crests a hill onto a junction in the old town

The red liveried tourist tram negotiates the small streets of the old town

Tram 558 moves slowly through the old town

Tram 580 bound for M. Moniz at the end of route 28 swings into Escolas Gerais in the old town. Note the advertising livery for Yellow Pages!

Route 28 tram bound for Prazeres squeezes along a street in the old town

Tram 558 working route 28 swings around a sharp curve of interlaced track

Interlaced track in the narrow streets of the old town

Passing a fruit and veg shop while squeezing through the old town

Squeezing between the buildings in the old town

Trundling through the Graca

A cramped juntion in the city centre. Photo by David Dixon.

Trundling through Lisbon old town

Beware the washing! Photo by David Dixon.

A tram disturbs the peace as it rattles along the cobbled street

Swinging into a busy shopping street in the city centre. Photo by David Dixon.

Picking up passengers in the old town. Photo by David Dixon.

Cresting the steep gradient in the old town