York Corporation Tramways A Brief History of York Corporation Tramways The York Corporation Tramways provided an electric tramway service in York between 1910 and 1935. In 1909 the Corporation of York purchased the assets of the City of York Tramways Company for £8,856 (£781,632 as of 2013). Initially it took over the operation of the horse drawn tramway, but put into effect immediate plans for its electrification and extension. These modernisation works were carried out at a cost of £89,471 (£7,896,725 as of 2013) Fleet. The company operated a fleet of 45 tramcars. Routes The system eventually expanded to 6 main routes out from the city centre: Acomb Road Tadcaster Road (from the junction with Ainsty Avenue) Queen Victoria Street (from the junction with Albermarle Road) via Bishopthorpe Road Fulford Village (the depot was off Fulford Road opposite the Infantry Barracks. Lawrence Street and Hull Road (from the location of the Beeswing Hotel) Haxby Road (from the Rowntrees Cocoa Works)) The system was closed on 16 November 1935.
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