Cambridge Street Tramways
| File:The Tram Depot, Dover Street - geograph.org.uk - 797506.jpg
Back of the Tram Depot from Dover Street.
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| Operation | |
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| Locale | Cambridge, England |
| Open | 28 October 1880 |
| Close | 18 February 1914 |
| Status | Closed |
| Infrastructure | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Propulsion system(s) | Horse |
| Depot(s) | 184 East Road, Cambridge |
| Statistics | |
| Route length | 2.67 miles (4.30 km) |
Cambridge Street Tramways operated a horse-drawn tramway service in Cambridge, England, between 1880 and 1914.[1]
Contents
History
The tramway was inspected by Major General Charles Scrope Hutchinson from the Board of Trade and opened for public use on 28 October 1880. The system consisted of two routes centred on Hyde Park Corner, Senate House to Newmarket Road and Christ's College to Cambridge railway station. Other lines proposed along Newmarket Road, Maid’s Causeway and Emmanuel Road were not constructed.
Closure
In 1907. the Ortona Bus Service was launched and this competition with the tramway service severely affected the profits, and the system struggled on until 18 February 1914 when it closed.[citation needed]
One tram vehicle survived post closure, and was acquired by the Ipswich Transport Museum in 2003.[2]
References
External links
- Vague or ambiguous time from November 2013
- Vague or ambiguous geographic scope from November 2013
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles that mention track gauge 1435 mm
- Articles with unsourced statements from November 2013
- 1880 establishments in England
- 1914 disestablishments in England
- Tram transport in England
- Organisations based in Cambridge
- Rail transport in Cambridge
- History of Cambridge
