suitable coaches for steam tram?

[AntonyVW]

I was wondering what sort of coaches would be used on a steam tram? I have a terminal station which links to a steam tram to take people to catch their boat at the docks, so I was wondering what coaches would be suitable and how many would make up the train? Would it have a guards van at the end?
Oh and unrelated to the above. how far ahead does a train look when looking at points? is it 2 or 3 junctions? And at what distance from the points does it lock it?

Thanks
Antony

 

[stagecoach]

Might be of some use to you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6XEVvVRB_4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siq3np-ipUg
http://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteam.php?row_id=313
http://www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail/wqt.html

 

[frogpipe]

Oh and unrelated to the above. how far ahead does a train look when looking at points? is it 2 or 3 junctions? And at what distance from the points does it lock it?

Thanks
Antony

~20 meters unless it was set to something else when the route was made. (Each switch can be set independently)

 

[AntonyVW]

~20 meters unless it was set to something else when the route was made. (Each switch can be set independently)

Ok - I knew I could set the distance for markers but not points/switches.

 

[ray_whiley]

There were also steam trams which ran along city streets - similar to the later electric ones with trolleys or bow collectors (UK terminology) - and these pulled trailers which looked just like a horse or electric tram, the latter without any power collectors of course. Birmingham was one city where these were used - they were usually introduced after the earlier horse trams. Thes would make a good model! (I wish I had the skill ...)

Ray