The Sunderland Tramways Company operated a tramway service in

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the historic county of Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on the River Wear's mouth to the North Sea. The ri ...

between 1879 and 1901.

History

Horse-drawn tramway services started on 28 April 1879, running from Monkwearmouth to Roker. Additional lines south of the river were completed by June 1879. In 1880 an experiment was made with steam locomotives, but this came to nothing, and horse power remained until the company terminated services in 1901. During the lifetime of the company, the tramcar fleet reached a maximum of 33 vehicles.

Closure

The Corporation purchased the company in 1900 for the sum of £35,000, and commenced a programme of modernisation and electrification. The tramway re-opened as Sunderland Corporation Tramways.

References

Tram transport in England Transport in the City of Sunderland {{UK-tram-stub