Leeds Corporation Tramways formerly served the city of Leeds, England. The original trams were horse-drawn, but the city introduced Britain's first overhead-powered...
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2024. "Leeds City Tramways No. 2". The Tramway Museum Society. Retrieved 5 October 2020. "Glasgow Corporation Tramways Works car No.21". The Tramway Museum...
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Leeds Tramways Company operated a tramway service in Leeds between 1871 and 1894. The Leeds Tramways Order 1871 authorised the Leeds Tramways Company...
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1983) Leeds Corporation Tramways "BBC - Former Queen's Hall site consultation is open". BBC News. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2017. Tramways, Leeds...
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Leeds 602 is an experimental tramcar built for Leeds Corporation Tramways in 1953. It operated in its home city until 1957, when it was acquired for preservation...
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Middleton Electric Traction Company (redirect from Manchester, Middleton, and District Tramways Act 1890)
Councils decided to appoint J. B. Hamilton esq. (the then manager of Leeds Corporation Tramways) as technical adviser and Arthur Collins as financial adviser...
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of the tramways was 4 ft (1,219 mm). In 1880 the Bradford Corporation had gained parliamentary approval under the Bradford Corporation Tramways Order to...
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general manager was appointed: William Chamberlain, formerly of Leeds Corporation Tramways. Chamberlain introduced a new livery of dark blue and white which...
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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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council, a branch of Manchester Corporation Tramways was built 280 yards (260 m) into the park from the existing tramway on Middleton Road. A large waiting...
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Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough...
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Keighley Corporation Tramways and stayed in service until 1924 when it closed for good. Keighley Tramways Company constructed a horse-drawn tramway from Ingrow...
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Huddersfield Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Huddersfield, England, between 1883 and 1940. It initially used steam locomotives pulling...
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Middleton Light Railway, an electric tramway, was built in 1925 by Leeds Corporation Tramways. The tramway from Leeds ran parallel to the colliery line to...
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Aberdeen Corporation Tramways formerly served the City of Aberdeen, Scotland. The city's tram system was the most northerly municipal tramway in the United...
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Cardiff Corporation Tramways was a company that operated an electric tramway service in Cardiff between 1902 and 1950. Horse trams had run in the city...
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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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Liverpool Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Liverpool between 1898 and 1957. At the peak of Britain’s first-generation tramways, it was...
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Wigan Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Wigan, England, between 1901 and 1931. The first tramway service in the town was run by the Wigan...
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Brighton Corporation Tramways operated an electric tramway service in Brighton between 1901 and 1939. Brighton Corporation Tramways operated an extensive...
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Southport Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Southport between 1900 and 1934. In 1896, Southport Corporation purchased the Birkdale and...
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Southampton Corporation Tramways were in operation from 1879 to 1949. They were initially horse-drawn, but latterly powered by electricity. Southampton...
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Edinburgh Corporation Tramways was a Scottish tram network that formerly served the City of Edinburgh, Scotland. The city used four-wheeled double-decked...
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Reading Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Reading in the English county of Berkshire between 1901 and 1939. The tramway is one of the...
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Coventry Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Coventry, England, between 1912 and 1940. The Coventry and District Tramways Company successfully...
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Nelson Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Nelson, Lancashire between 1903 and 1934. The tramway was authorised by the Nelson Light Railway...
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Leicester Corporation Tramways was a tramway system in Leicester, England from 1901 to 1949. The first tramways in Leicester started horse-pulled operation...
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Between 1901 and 1949 Manchester Corporation Tramways (known as Manchester Corporation Transport Department from 1929 onwards) was the municipal operator...
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Newcastle Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Newcastle upon Tyne between 1901 and 1950. Services began on 16 December 1901. A fleet of...
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Birmingham Corporation Tramways operated a network of tramways in Birmingham from 1904 until 1953. It was the largest narrow-gauge tramway network in...
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