The Liverpool Tramways Company was operated horse-drawn tramway services in
Liverpool
Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...
from 1869 to 1898.
History
The Liverpool Tramway Company obtained the (
31 & 32 Vict. c. clxvii) granting permission to construct an Inner Circle line and lines to Walton and Dingle. Services started at 08.00 on 1 November 1869.
By the end of 1875, the network of lines had reached 60.75 miles of tramway. Services were provided through a stable of 2,894 horses and 207 tramcars.
The Liverpool Tramways Company merged with the Liverpool Road and Railway Omnibus Company in 1876 to form the Liverpool United Tramways and Omnibus Company.
[The Golden Age of Buses, Charles Klappe]
The
Liverpool Corporation Tramways Act 1897 (
60 & 61 Vict. c. civ) allowed Liverpool Corporation to acquire the company; services were continued by
Liverpool Corporation Tramways
Liverpool Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Liverpool between 1898 and 1957.
History
In 1897, Liverpool Corporation obtained a local act of Parliament, the ( 60 & 61 Vict. c. civ), and bought the Liverpool United Tram ...
.
Surviving relics
Horse car 43 is held at
Wirral Tramway
Wirral Tramway was a heritage tramway opened in 1995 by the Wirral Borough Council and Hamilton Quarter partnership and was operated by Blackpool Transport, Blackpool Transport Services until 2005 when the council took over the licence to run th ...
awaiting restoration.
See also
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Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive
Merseytravel is a public transport body and the passenger transport executive of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority responsible for delivering Public transport and other transport functions in the Liverpool City Region. It was origin ...
*
Merseytram
Merseytram was a proposed light rail system for Merseyside, England. Originally proposed in 2001, forming part of the Merseyside Local Transport Plan, it was to consist of three lines, connecting the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley with central ...
– a proposal to re-introduce trams to Liverpool.
External links
Liverpool Tram SiteMerseyside Tramway Preservation Society
References
{{Historic UK Trams
Historic transport in Merseyside
Tram transport in England
Railway companies established in 1868
British companies established in 1868
1868 establishments in England