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The Glasgow Tramway and Omnibus Company operated a horse-drawn tramway service in
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between 1872 and 1894. The tram system was then taken into municipal ownership, becoming
Glasgow Corporation Tramways Glasgow Corporation Tramways were formerly one of the largest urban tramway systems in Europe. Over 1000 municipally-owned trams served the city of Glasgow, Scotland, with over 100 route miles (160 route kilometres) by 1922. The system closed i ...
.


History

The Glasgow Street Tramways Act was enacted by
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in 1870. This legislation allowed
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to decide whether or not to have tramways within Glasgow. In 1872, the Town Council laid a 2½-mile route from St George's Cross to Eglinton Toll (via New City Road, Cambridge Street,
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, Renfield Street and the Jamaica Bridge). The Tramways Act prohibited the Town Council from directly operating a tram service over the lines. The act further stipulated that a private company be given the operating lease of the tram-lines for a period of 22 years. The St George's Cross to Eglinton Toll tram line was opened on 19 August 1872 with a horse-drawn service by the Glasgow Tramway and Omnibus Company. The company expanded in 1893 by leasing the
Glasgow and Ibrox Tramway The Glasgow and Ibrox Tramway operated a horse tramway service in Glasgow, Scotland, between 1879 and 1891.The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis. History The Glasgow and Ibrox Tramway Company built this line from Ibrox t ...
and the Vale of Clyde Tramway.


Municipal takeover

The tramway business was acquired by Glasgow Corporation in 1894 (except for the routes of the
Glasgow and Ibrox Tramway The Glasgow and Ibrox Tramway operated a horse tramway service in Glasgow, Scotland, between 1879 and 1891.The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis. History The Glasgow and Ibrox Tramway Company built this line from Ibrox t ...
and the Vale of Clyde Tramway). With modernisation, including electrification,
Glasgow Corporation Tramways Glasgow Corporation Tramways were formerly one of the largest urban tramway systems in Europe. Over 1000 municipally-owned trams served the city of Glasgow, Scotland, with over 100 route miles (160 route kilometres) by 1922. The system closed i ...
continued operating until 1962.


References

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