Ipswich Tramway
| Ipswich Tramway | |
|---|---|
 Horsecar No. 3 outside Derby Road Station | |
| Operation | |
| Locale | Ipswich |
| Open | 13 October 1880 |
| Close | 6 June 1903 |
| Status | Closed |
| Infrastructure | |
| Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Propulsion system(s) | Horse |
| Statistics | |
| Route length | 4.25 miles (6.84 km) |
Ipswich Tramway operated a horse-drawn tramway service in Ipswich between 1880 and 1903.[1]
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.[2] It was operated and owned by Simon Armstrong Graham. The line ran from Cornhill in the town centre, via Princes Street, to Ipswich railway station. There was a branch line to Brooks Hall, via Portman Road and Norwich Road.
| Ipswich Tramways Act 1881 | |
|---|---|
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to incorporate the Ipswich Tramways Company, and to authorise the acquisition by them of Tramways in the borough of Ipswich, and to empower them to construct new Tramways; and for other purposes. |
| Citation | 44 & 45 Vict. c. cix |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 18 July 1881 |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Ipswich Tramway Company took ownership in 1881, under the Ipswich Tramways Act 1881 (44 & 45 Vict. c. cix). 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 on 1 November 1901 who modernised and electrified the service and it restructured the organisation as Ipswich Corporation Tramways on 23 November 1903.[2]
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