 The first part of the changeover was the closure of the Moncur Crescent route on 26 April 1952, although trams continued to run on days when there was a football match.The Blackness route was the next to succumb, on 26 November 1955, and the Downfield route closed a few hours later in the early morning of 27 November.The rest of the system closed on 20 October 1956, although there was a farewell procession of trams from Maryfield Depot to Lochee early the next morning.