Tramways in Exeter were operated between 1882 and 1931. The first horse-drawn trams were operated by the Exeter Tramway Company but in 1904 the Exeter...
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in 1970 by Claude Lane, founder of Modern Electric Tramways Ltd, which had previously operated in Eastbourne between 1954 and 1969. Fourteen tramcars...
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In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal command of Vespasian. Exeter became a religious centre in...
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Bournemouth and Poole Tramways. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-47-2. Bett, W. H.; Gillham, J. C. (1990). The Tramways of South West England...
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lists. Many towns planned tramways that were not built. So-called "paper tramways" are beyond the scope of this list. However, in a small number of cases...
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Directory of British Tramways. Volume 2. Stroud: The History Press. pp. 88–89. ISBN 978-0-7524-4233-4. "Sheffield's Trams in c1960". Cyberpictures.net...
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using 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge track was the Little Eaton Gangway in England, constructed as a horse-drawn wagonway in 1795. Other 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)...
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Tramway runs from Blackpool to Fleetwood on The Fylde in Lancashire, England. The line dates back to 1885 and is one of the oldest electric tramways in...
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New Zealand railway and tramway atlas. Exeter, United Kingdom: Quail Map Company. ISBN 0900609923. "Old dairy factory up in flames". New Zealand Herald...
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into the carriageway and that the tramways were shared with other road users. Costs of maintenance of the tramway and its immediate neighbouring road...
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Portstewart. In 1938 a final electric tram was added to the stock as number 24. This vehicle was formerly a double deck Dunfermline and District Tramways car which...
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Tram (redirect from Steam tramway)
Allen. 1989. "The Tramways of Brazil: A 130-Year Survey" (ISBN 0-9622348-1-8). New York: Bonde Press. Morrison, Allen. 1992. The Tramways of Chile: 1858–1978...
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construction of the tramway. It opened in 1836 and ran for 8 km (5 miles) from Oakwood to Taranna. By most definitions, the tramway was the first passenger-carrying...
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Tahakopa (category All Wikipedia articles written in New Zealand English)
Retrieved 21 May 2021. Yonge, John (1993), New Zealand railway and tramway atlas, Exeter, England: Quail Map Co., ISBN 0-900609-92-3, OCLC 949699918, retrieved...
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Semaphore railway line (redirect from Exeter railway station, Adelaide)
railway line in the Australian state of South Australia located in the north-west of Adelaide servicing the suburbs of Semaphore and Exeter. It had two...
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Avocet Line (redirect from Exeter and Exmouth Railway Act 1846)
The Avocet Line is the railway line in Devon, England connecting Exeter with Exmouth. It was originally built by the London and South Western Railway...
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Glasgow Corporation Tramways were formerly one of the largest urban tramway systems in Europe. Over 1000 municipally-owned trams served the city of Glasgow...
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through Devonport in 1859. The Tramways Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 78) was passed to enable the easier construction of street tramways, and the company...
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The Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER) was an English railway company formed to connect Bristol and Exeter. It was built on the broad gauge and its engineer...
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Glenomaru (category All Wikipedia articles written in New Zealand English)
Retrieved 19 May 2021. Yonge, John (1993), New Zealand railway and tramway atlas, Exeter, England: Quail Map Co., p. 28, ISBN 0-900609-92-3, OCLC 949699918...
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2 ft gauge tramways, Light Railway Research Society of Australia, ISBN 978-0-909340-55-1 Australian Railway Atlas No.1 - Tasmania. Exeter, UK: The Quail...
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The Exeter–Plymouth line, also called the South Devon Main Line, is a central part of the trunk railway line between London Paddington and Penzance in the...
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during the Second World War. In 1882, Lightfoot sold the line to Isle of Man Tramways Ltd, later the Isle of Man Tramways & Electric Power Co. Ltd, which...
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standard gauge, with bull-head rails, rather than the tramway rails favoured by many British tramways. This allowed standard goods wagons to run along it...
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the tramway was granted by the Great Orme Tramways Act 1898 (61 & 62 Vict. c. xxvii), and construction started in 1901. The tramway was opened in its...
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Glossop Tramways. Heath 1993. Marsden 2004. "Glossop Tramways". Glossop Heritage Trust. 23 September 2020. Archived...
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known as the "Covered Bridge", is built at Blaenavon in South Wales for a horse-worked tramway carrying coal to the ironworks coke ovens. It is 40 m...
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Bristol Tramways operated in the city of Bristol, England from 1875, when the Bristol Tramways Company was formed by Sir George White, until 1941 when...
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publication. 1905 29 March: Rebuilt Exe Bridge opened. 4 April: Exeter Corporation Tramways begins operating its electric system. Approximate date: Devon...
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Oblast in Russia kills 43. April 1 – Opening of the Keisei Chihara Line from Keisei Chiba Station to Ōmoridai Station. April 3 – The Goderich Exeter Railway...
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