Ipswich Corporation Tramways was an electric tramway system that served the town of

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 ...

in Suffolk from 23 November 1903 until 26 July 1926.

Infrastructure

Horse tramway

Ipswich's horse tramway ( Ipswich Tramway) had been operating since 1880 from a depot located at the junction of Quadling Street and New Cardinal Street (), and with a total length of .

Electric tramway

In 1903 the electric tramway replaced the horse tramway. Extensions to the system increased track length to producing a network that centred upon Cornhill (). From Cornhill the lines ran along: * Westgate Street, St Matthew Street, Barracks Corner, Mill Street, Portman Road to junction with Princes Street. Spur along Portman's Walk to the depot at Constantine Road. * Westgate Street, St Matthew Street, Barracks Corner, Norwich Road to a terminus at (Whitton Maypole) * Westgate Street, St Matthew Street, Barracks Corner, Norwich Road, Bramford Road to a terminus just east of the railway line at * Tavern Street, Carr Street, Major's Corner, St Helen's Street, Spring Road, St John's Road, Cauldwell Hall Road to a terminus at ( Derby Road railway station). * Tavern Street, Carr Street, Major's Corner, St Helen's Street, Spring Road to a terminus at the junction with Woodbridge Road at . * Princes Street to a terminus at (

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 no ...

). The depot, consisting of a power station and tram shed, was in Constantine Road (). The buildings are still in use by motorbuses.

Tramcars

The fleet, in a livery of dark green and cream, consisted of: * 36 Brush open top double deck tramcars.

Closure

Line closures started in 1923 and were completed in 1926. Five of the tramcars and one tramcar body were sold to

Scarborough Tramways Company The Scarborough Tramways Company provided an electric tramway service in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, between 1904 and 1931. History Scarborough Corporation obtained parliamentary powers under the Scarborough Tramways Act 1902 to op ...

. The tramway system was replaced by a trolleybus system.

References

External links

The engine room in Ipswich Tram Depot