File Y/PPT/4/2/30 - Correspondence regarding light railways

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Y/PPT/4/2/30

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Correspondence regarding light railways

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  • July 1908-January 1909 (Creation)

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(1879-1886)

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Opened first tram line (horse-drawn) in York from Castle bridge to Fulford in 1880.
Function transferred to City of York Tramways Company in 1886.

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(1886-1909)

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Function gained from City of York Tramways Company in 1886. Function transferred to corporation in 1909.

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(1911-1923)

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Formed from a merger of the Electricity and the Tramways committees following the electrification of the previously horse-drawn tram service in 1910. Trialled a hydroelectric generating station at Linton Lock in 1923. Introduced buses in 1915 and built a bus depot in 1921 at Fulford.
Formed from a merger of the Electricity and the Tramways committees in 1911. Functions separated again in 1923 into the Electricity Committee (1923-1948) and Transport Committee (1923-1973). Instructed Tramways and Motor Manager.

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  • English

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