2007-02-22 01:28:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The tram network does not run in the city of London itself. It does however go from Wimbledon to Croydon. This tramlink is relatively new and was brought in with the introduction of the oyster card scheme back in 2003
2007-02-22 01:38:22 · answer #1 · answered by the Jamster 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The first electric trams I know of started in c1902. By 1907 tram lines were laid in a street not far from where I live. The last London trams were [I think] in c1949. We're now trying to bring more back. There's a tram link in South London which you can try out if you are ever over this way. When it was put in, no one knew how to drive a tram so they had to bring a tram driver all the way from Sydney Australia to show them how to do it. Sydney still have lots of trams. So too do many European cities, Amsterdam, Vienna etc. Possibly the most famous tram network in UK is the one in Blackpool but I believe this only runs along the sea-front.
The oldest electric railway in the world, Volks Railway, is on Brighton Beach. It runs from somewhere near the East Pier to Brighton Marina. Think that got started in the 1880s-1890s. Worth a visit.
2007-02-23 03:08:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The first electric trams appeared on London's streets in July 1901 following on from horse-drawn trams which were introduced in 1861. It was operated by The London United Tramways (LUT) between Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith, Acton and Kew.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/6/newsid_2963000/2963092.stm
http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/icons-timeline/1900-1910
2007-02-22 09:38:12 · answer #3 · answered by Time traveller 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1901
2007-02-22 09:39:06 · answer #4 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋