Peterborough Tramways served the city of
Peterborough
Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...
from 24 January 1903 until 15 November 1930.
Infrastructure
From its southmost limit, the Market Place (grid reference ), the network had three routes:
* along Westgate and Lincoln Road to a terminus at the junction with Sage's Lane at grid reference (Walton)
* along Westgate, Lincoln Road and Dogsthorpe Road to a terminus at the junction with St Pauls Road at grid reference (Dogsthorpe)
* along Midgate, New Road and Eastfield Road to a terminus at the junction with Eye Road at grid reference (Newark)
The depot was located on the east side of Lincoln Road at grid reference . Millfield Bus Depot now occupies the site.
Tramcars
The fleet, in a livery of lake-brown and cream (later holly green and cream), consisted of:
* 14
Brush Electrical Machines
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History
Charles Francis Brush, born in Eucl ...
open top double deck tramcars
Closure
The system's owners started to introduce motorbuses in 1913 to supplement the trams. Ultimately Peterborough's electric tram system was superseded by a motorbus system which was an original component of the
Eastern Counties Omnibus Company.
References
External links
Pictures of and information about Peterborough trams.
See also
List of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom
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{{Historic UK Trams
Tram transport in England
Transport
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Rail transport in Cambridgeshire
3 ft 6 in gauge railways in England