Worcester Tramways Company
Tramway operator in England
Worcester Tramways Company and its predecessors operated a horse-drawn tramway service in Worcester between 1884 and 1902.
Tramways Trust Company
The Worcester Tramways Order 1881 authorised the Tramways Trust Company to build a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge horse tramway. There was a depot at St Johns, Bull Ring and three branches on the 3.5 mile network:
The Cross – St Johns
City Centre – Foregate St – Barbourne – Ombersley Rd
St Nicholas St – Shrub Hill station.
Although the order was granted in 1881 it took the promoters some time to raise the funds necessary. Construction started in mid 1883 with the contractor being Mr. T. D. Sheild of the City of London Contract Corporation. Six tramcars were ordered in August 1883 from the Falcon Engine and Car Works in Loughborough. They were knifeboard-seat double-deck cars seating 16 passengers inside and 18 outside. The cars were painted yellow and white, picked out with gold, bearing the arms of the city. Three routes were inspected by Major-General Charles Scrope Hutchinson on 23 January 1884 and services started on 18 February 1884.
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