Stockport Corporation Tramways
Stockport Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Stockport, England, between 1901 and 1951. It was preceded by a horse tramway from Levenshulme to Stockport, which opened in 1880, and was ultimately run by the Manchester Carriage and Tramways Company. A second independent horse tramway opened in 1890, running to Hazel Grove. In 1899 the Corporation bought the first line, electrified it, and leased it back to the operating company. Their powers to buy the Stockport and Hazel Grove Tramway, authoirsed by the same Act of Parliament, were not exercised until 1905.
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Stockport Corporation Tramways
Stockport Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Stockport, England, between 1901 and 1951. It was preceded by a horse tramway from Levenshulme to Stockport, which opened in 1880, and was ultimately run by the Manchester Carriage and Tramways Company. A second independent horse tramway opened in 1890, running to Hazel Grove. In 1899 the Corporation bought the first line, electrified it, and leased it back to the operating company. Their powers to buy the Stockport and Hazel Grove Tramway, authoirsed by the same Act of Parliament, were not exercised until 1905.
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Stockport Corporation Tramways ...... um in Heaton Park, Manchester.
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Stockport tram No.5, dating from 1901, is preserved at the Heaton Park Tramway.
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1951-08-25
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Stockport Corporation Tramways
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1901-08-26
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Stockport Corporation Tramways ...... were not exercised until 1905.
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