Nottingham Corporation Tramways was formed when Nottingham Corporation took over the Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited, which had operated a horse and steam tram service from 1877.
Read more about Nottingham Corporation Tramways: 1898 - Planning, 1900 - First Electric Services, 1901 - Expansion, 1902 - New Services To Lenton, St Ann's and Mapperley, 1903 - Introduction of Colour-coding, 1904 - Maximum Speed Increases To 12 M.p.h., 1905, 1906, 1907 - New Services To Colwick Road and Wilford Road, 1908, 1909, 1910 - Carlton Road Relaid, 1911 - Fleet Increases To 100 Vehicles, 1912, 1913, 1914 - Extension To Carlton and Along Derby Road, 1915 - First Women Employed As Conductresses, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926 - New Depot At Carter Gate, 1927 - The Last Extension and The First Closure, 1928 - Changes in The Market Square, Surviving Relics
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