Croydon Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in

Croydon Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensi ...

between 1900 and 1933.The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.

History

Croydon Corporation Tramways took over the Croydon Tramways Company operation on 22 January 1900 and undertook a programme of modernisation and electrification. The tramway operation was leased to

British Electric Traction British Electric Traction Company Limited, renamed BET plc in 1985, was a large British industrial conglomerate. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but was acquired by Rentokil in 1996, and the merged company is now known as Rent ...

. The first electric services ran on 26 September 1901. In 1906 the corporation took control of the tramway back from

. The depot was located at accessed from the junction of Brighton Road and Purley Downs Road.

Closure

The services were taken over by

London Passenger Transport Board The London Passenger Transport Board was the organisation responsible for local public transport in London and its environs from 1933 to 1948. In common with all London transport authorities from 1933 to 2000, the public name and brand was Lond ...

on 1 July 1933. Tramway operation in Croydon continued until final closure on 7 April 1951.

References

External links

Croydon Corporation Tramways at British Tramway Company Badges and Buttons
Tram transport in England {{UK-tram-stub