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Chester Corporation Tramways

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The final public service trams ran on the Saltney route on 12 February 1930 and on the Tarvin and Christleton road routes up to 15 February 1930. As a send off, Alderman Dutton ran a “last tram” to and from Saltney on 15 February 1930. On arrival back at the depot, the tram was broken up within 30
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Under the Chester Corporation Act of 1901, the council took up its option to purchase for a cost of £18,000. Reconstruction work started in 1902 and by 27 December 1902 had shortened the routes which were used by the horse trams to such a significant amount, that the final horse tram service on
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which had been providing horse drawn tramcar services since 1879. In September 1899 it had been offered to them by the company for the sum of £36,320 but then in early October they applied to the council for a 7 year extension. At the end of October the Council finally agreed to their purchase.
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Grosvenor Road was withdrawn. The horses, 12 trams and effects were disposed of by auction on 31 December 1902. The 32 remaining horses fetched an average of £21 13s each. The system was rebuilt to the narrow gauge of 3'6", and 12 new tramcars were ordered from
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Colonel Yorke of the Board of Trade arrived on Saturday 4 April 1903 and inspected the new tramway. The inspection was satisfactory and the service was opened to the public on Monday 6 April 1903 with 8 services per hour on the 45 minute journey between
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The residents of Boughton campaigned for an extension to their district and in March 1906 the council approved the plans. Two new routes were provided to Tarvin Bridge and Cherry Orchard which opened on 21 November 1906.
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and Saltney. On the first day of operation the trams carried 5,290 passengers with receipts of £26 11s 9d. This compared with an average daily taking of between £14 and £15 on the horse tram service.
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in 1900 the Chester Corporation applied for an act of parliament to rebuild and operate the tramways.
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Chester Town Council seemed less than enthusiastic to purchase the assets of the
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Chester Corporation Tramways electric tram number 4, built by
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In 1907 the service was enhanced with 5 new tramcars from the
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The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
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Historic tramways in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man
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Index


Chester
Track gauge
Route length
Chester


Chester Tramways Company
G.F. Milnes & Co.
Chester railway station
United Electric Car Company
G.F. Milnes & Co.
Hooton Park Trust
"A Deadlock"
"Future of the Trams. Municipalization Decided Upon. Divided Opinions"
"Chester Corporation Tramways"
"The Tramway reconstruction work…"
"The Trams Working"
"The Boughton Tramway Extension"
"The Chronicle"
"Scrapping of the Trams. "Journey's End' Reached"
""Gone, but not forgotten" The Last Chester Tram at Rest"
"Chester's last surviving electric tram - Car No. 4"
Chester Corporation Tramways uniformed staff
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Historic tramways in the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man
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