Derby Corporation Tramways

Derby Corporation Tramways

Derby tram No. 1 at Crich Tramway Village.
Operation
Locale	Derby, Derbyshire, England
Electric era: 1904–1934 Status Closed Operator(s) Derby Corporation Tramways Track gauge 4 ft (1,219 mm) Propulsion system(s) Electricity

Derby Corporation Tramways was the tram system serving the city of Derby (then a town), England. It opened on 27 July 1904.

History

Map of the Derby Corporation Tramways

Derby Corporation tram waiting outside Derby railway station

The company was formed by the corporation which took over the assets of the Derby Tramways Company, which had provided horse-drawn tramway services since 1880.

It was closed nearly 30 years later, on the 29 June 1934. The four foot gauge tramways were replaced by Derby trolleybuses. The conversion began in 1932.^[1]

Preserved trams

Tramcar n°1 is the only Derby tramcar preserved and is located at the National Tramway Museum in Crich, Derbyshire. This tram was used for crew training prior to the opening of the system.

References

1. Klapper, Charles Frederick (1961). The golden age of tramways p.273. Routledge & Paul. p. 327.