Birmingham Corporation Tramways - History

History

  • 4 January 1904 (1904-01-04) – commence tramway at Aston Road North
  • 1 January 1907 (1907-01-01) – took over some City of Birmingham Tramways Company Ltd routes, (CBTC was a British Electric Traction controlled company) - majority of the company's routes having been owned by Birmingham Corporation from their inception.
  • 1 July 1911 (1911-07-01) – took over the former cable tramway to Handsworth
  • 1 January 1912 (1912-01-01) – took over lines owned by Erdington Urban District Council, but operated by Birmingham Corporation Tramways, which subsequently passed into the hands of Birmingham Corporation following expansion of the city's boundaries in 1911.
  • 1 January 1912 (1912-01-01) – took over City of Birmingham Tramways Company Ltd - remainder of the company's routes, ownership of which had passed to Birmingham Corporation from the local councils of Aston Manor, Handsworth, and King's Norton & Northfield, following expansion of the city boundaries in 1911.
  • 1 April 1924 (1924-04-01) – took over operation of West Bromwich Corporation-owned lines previously leased to the Birmingham and Midland Tramways Joint Committee South Staffordshire Tramways Company, a British Electric Traction subsidiary
  • 1 April 1928 (1928-04-01) – took over Birmingham and Midland Tramways Joint Committee Birmingham and District Power and Traction Co Ltd - main line to Dudley.
  • 18 October 18 October 1927 (18 October 1927-10-18) – name changed to Birmingham Corporation Tramway and Omnibus Department.
  • 9 November 1937 (1937-11-09) – name changed to Birmingham City Transport.

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