1877 - 1900 HORSE POWER
In 1875 several prominent businessmen got together and formed the Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited. On the 23rd July 1877 the Board of Trade confirmed they were authorized to operate tramways by animal power only in the town of Nottingham. By 1877 there were already several horse buses in operation and on the 17th September 1878 the first two horse tram routes opened. They were St Peters Church to Trent Bridge and St Peters Church to London Road. These routes were operated with eight single deck trams. A new route opened on August 11th 1879 between the Market place and Carrington and another between Market Place and Basford came into service on 5th June 1881. The depot and stables for the route were on Isandula Road and the new Tramway Station at Basford was designed by Nottingham architect Albert Nelson Bramly. On the journey to Basford two cock horses were needed to assist the regular pair pull the tram up the steep gradient of Derby Road (1 in 17).
In 1897 the Nottingham and District Tramways Company was acquired by the Corporation for £80,000 and plans for electrification of the tramways were first considered the following year. The horses days were numbered and the horse trams were finally withdrawn at the end of 1900 although the horse buses on the Carlton route carried on a further ten years. From 1908 they were gradually replaced by the motor bus and on 16th December 1910 the horse bus service was withdrawn altogether.
In 1897 the Nottingham and District Tramways Company was acquired by the Corporation for £80,000 and plans for electrification of the tramways were first considered the following year. The horses days were numbered and the horse trams were finally withdrawn at the end of 1900 although the horse buses on the Carlton route carried on a further ten years. From 1908 they were gradually replaced by the motor bus and on 16th December 1910 the horse bus service was withdrawn altogether.
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1901-2004 THE ELECTRIC TRAM
On January 1st 1901 the electric tram was introduced on the route from Market Place to Sherwood. By 1927 the number of trams peaked at 200. They were not Nottingham’s only form of transport, the Corporation also had 10 trolley buses and 45 motor buses. They ran side by side until 1936 when the electric trams were phased out. By this time the Corporation had 125 trolley buses and over 100 motor buses.
Although the trolley buses had only been in service for nine years (and would run for another 30) new routes were no longer being considered. The motor bus was the new kid on the block and the trolley buses at their peak were outnumbered almost 2-1.
When the trolley bus was finally phased out in 1966 NCT had 382 motor buses. They were to reign supreme for the next 38 years until the reappearance of the new electric trams in 2004.
On January 1st 1901 the electric tram was introduced on the route from Market Place to Sherwood. By 1927 the number of trams peaked at 200. They were not Nottingham’s only form of transport, the Corporation also had 10 trolley buses and 45 motor buses. They ran side by side until 1936 when the electric trams were phased out. By this time the Corporation had 125 trolley buses and over 100 motor buses.
Although the trolley buses had only been in service for nine years (and would run for another 30) new routes were no longer being considered. The motor bus was the new kid on the block and the trolley buses at their peak were outnumbered almost 2-1.
When the trolley bus was finally phased out in 1966 NCT had 382 motor buses. They were to reign supreme for the next 38 years until the reappearance of the new electric trams in 2004.
NUMBERS AND NAMES
Because the earlier fleet had consisted of 200 trams NET continued the sequence by numbering their new trams from 201 to 215. They are each named after famous Nottingham people.
201 0Torvill and Dean
2020 DH Lawrence
203 0William “Bendigo” Thompson
204 0Erica Beardsmore
205 0Lord Byron
206 0Angela Alcock
207 0Mavis Worthington
208 0Dinah Minton
209 0Sid Standard
210 0Sir Jesse Boot
211 0Robin Hood
212 0William Booth
213 0Mary Potter
214 0Dennis McCarthy MBE
215 0Brian Clough
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