The New General Traction Company Ltd was registered on 24 March 1896 as an investment company with a focus on tramways and railways. New General Traction Company was based at 20 Bishopsgate Street Within, London. The officers of the company were: *Chairman,

Baron Emile Beaumont d'Erlanger Baron Emile Beaumont D'Erlanger (4 June 1866 – 24 July 1939) was a French-born British merchant banker. Life He was the second eldest son of Frédéric Emile d'Erlanger, a banker working in Paris at the French branch of Emile Erlanger and Co ...

*Managing Director, E. A. Hopkins *Secretary, J. O. Mills *Chief Engineer, Isaac Everson Winslow This company held shares in several tramway companies: * Coventry Electric Tramways Company – 5 December 1895 to 1 January 1912 (sold to Coventry Corporation Tramways) *

Douglas Southern Electric Tramway Douglas Southern Electric Tramway was a standard gauge tramway between the top of Douglas Head on the Isle of Man and the nearby resort of Port Soderick. Route The route ran along from the Douglas Head end of the Marine Drive atop the cliffs an ...

7 August 1896 - 13 April 1926 *

Norwich Electric Tramways Norwich Electric Tramways served the city of Norwich in Norfolk from 30 July 1900 until 10 December 1935. History The Norwich Electric Tramways company was a subsidiary of the New General Traction Company. Construction work started in June ...

30 July 1900 – December 1933 (sold to Eastern Counties Omnibus Company)

General Consolidated Investment Trust

In 1928 the New General Traction Company reduced its capital and changed name to the General Consolidated Investment Trust Ltd. Sometime after 1970 it became General Consolidated Investment Trust Plc, and company survived until 31 December 1997 when it was wound up in Members voluntary liquidation.The London Gazette, Friday 9 January 1998. 55010. Notice Code 2432

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{{Reflist Investment companies of the United Kingdom Transport companies established in 1896 Transport companies disestablished in 1997 1896 establishments in England 1997 disestablishments in England