Newcastle Corporation Tramways
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Newcastle Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Newcastle upon Tyne between 1901 and 1950.[1]
History
Services began on 16 December 1901. A fleet of twenty ‘A- Class’ tramcars built in 1901 by Hurst Nelson and Co. Ltd. of Motherwell were used in Newcastle.[2] The main routes were complete by 1904. Newcastle Corporation built Manors Power Station to supply electricity to the new tramway system.[3]
There were three depots, Byker, Haymarket and Wingrove Road. The Wingrove Road Depot was closed on 3 June 1944, followed by the Haymarket depot in April 1948.[4]
Later extensions were made to Fenham in 1907,[5] Shieldfield 1912, and Throckley 1914.[6] The name was changed in 1915 to Newcastle Corporation Transport and Electricity Undertaking. Progress was limited during the First World War but the tramway eventually reached Forest Hall, Westmoor, and Gosforth Park in 1921. In 1925 it reached Fenham to Westerhope.
By 1928 there were 300 trams in service. The tram network was gradually converted to bus and trolleybus operations from the 1930s. By 1945 there were 220 trams still in use.[7]
Closure
The system finally closed on 4 March 1950.[8] Some tram services continued to be operated until 4 August 1951 by the Gateshead tramway system.
References
- ^ The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
- ^ "Newcastle 114". 27 September 2012.
- ^ R Whaley, J Morrison and D Heslop (2008). "Archaeology of the Twentieth Century Defence Sites of Tyne and Wear: An Illustrated Guide" (PDF). Newcastle City Council. p. 59. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ Waller, Peter (29 February 2016). Yorkshire and North East of England. ISBN 9781473869653.
- ^ "Former tram sheds to be turned into hotel with gym and restaurant". 24 October 2016.
- ^ "Tyne and Wear Archives Service Catalogue". Archived from the original on 16 October 2015.
- ^ Waller, Peter (29 February 2016). Yorkshire and North East of England. ISBN 9781473869653.
- ^ Waller, Peter (29 February 2016). Yorkshire and North East of England. ISBN 9781473869653.
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