▁Services ▁Un us ually ▁among ▁British ▁tram ways ▁services ▁ran ▁round ▁the ▁clock , ▁particularly ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁railway ▁workers ▁based ▁at ▁Im ming ham ▁engine ▁shed , ▁whose ▁duties ▁often ▁involved ▁starting ▁or ▁finishing ▁at ▁un social ▁hours . ▁Tra ffic ▁was ▁highly ▁pe aked , ▁with ▁con vo ys ▁of ▁tram c ars ▁leaving ▁and ▁arriv ing ▁to ▁match ▁shift ▁changes ▁at ▁the ▁dock . ▁It ▁was ▁normal ▁for ▁several ▁tram c ars ▁to ▁queue ▁to ▁enter ▁and ▁leave ▁Bou lev ard ▁Rec re ation ▁Gr ound ▁halt ▁at ▁the ▁pe aks . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁industry ▁was ▁attract ed ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁H umber , ▁stead ily ▁transform ing ▁the ▁landscape ▁from ▁rural ▁to ▁urban , ▁though ▁few ▁workers ▁at ▁the ▁new ▁plants ▁lived ▁locally . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁rid ership ▁and ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁foot fall ▁at ▁Bou lev ard ▁Rec re ation ▁Gr ound ▁halt . ▁It ▁also ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁and ▁rein for ced ▁a ▁rise ▁in ▁road ▁use ▁along ▁Gil bey ▁Road ▁itself , ▁increasing ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁conflicts ▁and ▁acc idents . ▁The ▁t ension ▁between ▁tram ▁and ▁rub ber ▁whe e led ▁traffic ▁is ▁now here ▁better ▁shown ▁than ▁the ▁famous ▁" Tr am ▁Pin ch " ▁signs ▁at ▁the ▁road side . ▁ ▁The ▁east ▁coast ▁flo ods ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁did ▁considerable ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁tram way ' s ▁infrastr ucture , ▁with ▁passengers ▁having ▁to ▁walk ▁between ▁tram