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Ipswich Tramway operated a horse-drawn tramway service in
Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...
between 1880 and 1903.The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.


History

Ipswich's horse tramway started services on 13 October 1880 from a depot located at the junction of Quadling Street and New Cardinal Street. It was operated and owned by S A Graham. The line ran from Cornhill in the town centre, via Princes Street, to
Ipswich railway station Ipswich railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England, serving the town of Ipswich, Suffolk. It is down the line from London Liverpool Street and, on the main line, it is situated between to the south and to the ...
. There was a branch line to Brooks Hall, via Portman Road and Norwich Road. The Ipswich Tramway Company took ownership in 1881, under the Ipswich Tramways Act of 1881. 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

The company was bought by
Ipswich Corporation The Ipswich Corporation was a historic local government that owned property and governed in Ipswich, Suffolk. Since its foundation in 1200, the corporation has kept often highly detailed accounts of their operation. A great deal of these survive t ...
on 1 November 1901 who modernised and electrified the service and it continued as
Ipswich Corporation Tramways Ipswich Corporation Tramways was an electric tramway system that served the town of Ipswich in Suffolk from 23 November 1903 until 26 July 1926. Infrastructure Horse tramway Ipswich's horse tramway ( Ipswich Tramway) had been operating since ...
.


References

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