Northampton Corporation Tramways
Northampton Corporation Tramways operated an electric tramway service in Northampton between 1904 and 1934. The tramway opened in July 1904, replacing the horse tram service previously provided by the Northampton Street Tramways Company. The horse tram service had been obtained by the Corporation in 1901 for the sum of £38,700 (equivalent to £3,790,000 in 2015). The initial services operated over 5 1⁄2 miles (8.9 km), until 1914 when an extension to Far Cotton increased the route mileage to 8 1⁄4 miles (13.3 km).
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Northampton Corporation Tramways
Northampton Corporation Tramways operated an electric tramway service in Northampton between 1904 and 1934. The tramway opened in July 1904, replacing the horse tram service previously provided by the Northampton Street Tramways Company. The horse tram service had been obtained by the Corporation in 1901 for the sum of £38,700 (equivalent to £3,790,000 in 2015). The initial services operated over 5 1⁄2 miles (8.9 km), until 1914 when an extension to Far Cotton increased the route mileage to 8 1⁄4 miles (13.3 km).
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Northampton Corporation Tramwa ...... profit of £9,000 was reported.
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Bridge Street, Northampton ca. 1918
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1934-12-15
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Northampton, England, United Kingdom
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Northampton Corporation Tramways
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1904-07-21
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Northampton Corporation Tramwa ...... eage to 8 1⁄4 miles (13.3 km).
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Northampton Corporation Tramways
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