Издательство: | Книга по требованию |
Дата выхода: | июль 2011 |
ISBN: | 978-6-1345-7558-4 |
Объём: | 132 страниц |
Масса: | 221 г |
Размеры(В x Ш x Т), см: | 23 x 16 x 1 |
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Warrington Corporation Tramways was the owner and operator of an electric tramway system in the early 20th century serving the town of Warrington, at the time a county borough of Lancashire, England.The town of Warrington was already well served by railways, canals and turnpike roads when in 1880, a private company approached Warrington Corporation about the possibility of laying a horse tramway within the town. After an investigation into existing horse tramways in operation in Bristol and Hull, the Corporation declined the offer, not wanting outsiders making a profit from the residents. It was not until the construction of a power generating station at Howley in 1900 that the Corporation was encouraged to apply to Parliament for powers to lay down and operate an electric tramway system along the five main arterial roads within the town boundary. This was granted as the Tramways Orders Confirmation (No. 4) Act 1900 (63
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