Leyton Urban District Council Tramways

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Leyton Urban District Council Tramways
File:Leyton Urban District Council Tramways.jpg
Map of the routes of the Leyton Urban District Council Tramways
Operation
Locale Leyton
Open 1 June 1905
Close 1 July 1933
Status Closed
Infrastructure
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Propulsion system(s) Electric
Statistics
Route length 9.52 miles (15.32 km)

Leyton Urban District Council Tramways operated a passenger tramway service in Leyton between 1905 and 1933.[1]

History

Leyton Council Tramway services started on 1 June 1905 when the council took over ownership of the Lea Bridge, Leyton and Walthamstow Tramways Company lines which were within the boundary of the council. On 1 June 1906 they also took over the North Metropolitan Tramways services within the boundary of the council.

In June 1921 an arrangement was reached with the London County Council Tramways that they would work and manage the urban district council's transport undertaking.[2] Leyton council retained responsibility for overhead equipment and the trams continued to bear the council's insignia.[3] In 1926 Leyton was incorporated as a municipal borough leading to a renaming as Leyton Corporation Tramways, and the borough's coat of arms was applied to the tramcars.[3][4][5]

The depot was located off Lea Bridge Road at TQ 3773 8798.

Closure

The services were taken over by London Passenger Transport Board on 1 July 1933.

References

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  1. ↑ The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
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