Nottingham Corporation Tramways

This article is about trams between 1898 and 1938. For trams between 1875 and 1897, see Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited. For trams from 2004 onwards, see Nottingham Express Transit.

Nottingham Corporation Tramways
Tram passing Nottingham Victoria Railway Station
Operation
LocaleNottingham
Open1 January 1901
Close5 September 1936
StatusClosed
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Propulsion system(s)Electric
Statistics
Route length25.9 miles (41.7 km)
Nottingham Corporation Tramways junction box at Nottingham Industrial Museum

Nottingham Corporation Tramways was formed when Nottingham Corporation took over the Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited, which had operated a horse and steam tram service from 1877.[1]

  1. ^ Marshall, Roy (1960). A history of Nottingham City Transport, 1897–1959. Nottingham City Transport.