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Ipswich Corporation Tramways was an electric tramway system that served the town of Ipswich in Suffolk from 23 November 1903 until 26 July 1926.[1]

Infrastructure

Horse tramway

Ipswich's horse tramway (Ipswich Tramway) had been operating since 1880 from a depot located at the junction of Quadling Street and New Cardinal Street (Шаблон:Gbmappingsmall), and with a total length of Шаблон:Convert.[1]

Electric tramway

In 1903 the electric tramway replaced the horse tramway. Extensions to the system increased track length to Шаблон:Convert producing a network that centred upon Cornhill (Шаблон:Gbmappingsmall).[1] From Cornhill the lines ran along:

The depot, consisting of a power station and tram shed, was in Constantine Road (Шаблон:Gbmappingsmall).[1] The buildings are still in use by motorbuses.

Tramcars

The fleet, in a livery of dark green and cream, consisted of:

  • 36 Brush open top double deck tramcars.[1]

Closure

Line closures started in 1923 and were completed in 1926. Five of the tramcars and one tramcar body were sold to Scarborough Tramways Company. The tramway system was replaced by a trolleybus system.

References

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External links

See also

List of town tramway systems in the United Kingdom

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Шаблон:Historic UK Trams