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Ipswich Tramway

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Ipswich Tramway
Horsecar No. 3 outside Derby Road Station
Operation
LocaleIpswich
Open13 October 1880
Close6 June 1903
StatusClosed
Infrastructure
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Propulsion system(s)Horse
Statistics
Route length4.25 miles (6.84 km)

Ipswich Tramway operated a horse-drawn tramway service in Ipswich between 1880 and 1903.[1]

History

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Ipswich's horse tramway started services on 13 October 1880 from a depot located at the junction of Quadling Street and New Cardinal Street.[2] It was operated and owned by Simon Armstrong Graham. The line ran from Cornhill in the town centre, via Princes Street, to Ipswich railway station. There was a branch line to Brooks Hall, via Portman Road and Norwich Road.

Ipswich Tramways Act 1881
Act of Parliament
Citation44 & 45 Vict. c. cix
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Ipswich Tramway Company took ownership in 1881, under the Ipswich Tramways Act 1881 (44 & 45 Vict. c. cix). An extension to the system was constructed between Cornhill and Brooks Hall, via Westgate Street and St Matthews Street. In 1884 there was a further extension from Cornhill to Derby Road railway station.

Closure

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The company was bought by Ipswich Corporation on 1 November 1901 who modernised and electrified the service and it restructured the organisation as Ipswich Corporation Tramways on 23 November 1903.[2]

References

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  1. ^ The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
  2. ^ a b Turner, Keith (1996). The Directory of British Tramways. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-549-9.