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A Manchester tram, c. 1902. Between 1901 and 1949 Manchester Corporation Tramways (known as Manchester Corporation Transport Department from 1929 onwards [1]) was the municipal operator of electric tram services in Manchester, England. At its peak in 1928, the organisation carried 328 million passengers on 953 trams, via 46 routes, along 292 ...
By 1930, Manchester's tram network had grown to 163 route miles (262 km), making it the third-largest tram system in the United Kingdom. After World War II, electric trolleybuses and motor buses began to be favoured by local authorities as a cheaper transport alternative, and by 1949 the last Manchester tram line was closed. Trolleybuses were ...
A network of neighbouring municipal tramway systems such as Bury Corporation Tramways, Rochdale Corporation Tramways and Manchester Corporation Tramways expanded and overlapped across the city. By 1930, Manchester's tram network had grown to 163 miles (262 km) route miles, making it the third largest tram system in the United Kingdom.
On 7 June 1901, Manchester Corporation Tramways Department started electric tram operations, as the public operation. The former Carriage Company was wound up in 1903; In 1906 the first motor buses were bought. [1] In 1929 the name was changed to Manchester Corporation Transport Department to reflect the changing to motor buses
For the lease of the Manchester tramways alone, the Company paid Manchester Corporation £16,000 per annum (about £2 million as of 2014). [ 5 ] [ 7 ] At its greatest extent in 1900, the company operated services over 140 route miles in Manchester, Salford, Patricroft , Oldham , Stalybridge and Stockport , using 515 trams, 5,244 horses, [ 8 ...
Members of the then Manchester Transport Historical Collection (MTHC) (later to become the Manchester Transport Museum Society (MTMS)) set about preserving the tram in 1960. [5] For a period the tram was stored at the National Tramway Museum, Crich but was moved to the Birchfields Road depot in Rusholme, Manchester for restoration. After ...
The restored tram uses the truck from an Oporto coal tram that was imported for the purpose. [17] Media related to Manchester Corporation Tramways No. 173 at Wikimedia Commons Blackpool Tramway: 702 In storage 1934 One of Blackpool Corporation's Balloon double-deckers, this car entered service as number 239 in 1934. Initially configured as an ...
This is a list of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom divided by constituent country and by regions of England.It includes all tram systems, past and present. Most of the tram systems operated on 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge (SG) or 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) track, although there were a small number of other gauges used.