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Gloucester Corporation Tramways operated an electric tramway service in Gloucester between 1904 and 1933.〔The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.〕 ==History== Gloucester Council purchased the assets of the horse powered Gloucester Tramways Company in 1902 with the intention of electrifying and extending the service. The horse tramway had been built to the 4' gauge, but the replacement electric service was built to the 3'6" gauge. The contractor for the rebuilding was George Law of Kidderminster. Edgar Allen and Company of the Imperial Steelworks and Yorkshire Steel and Engineering Works, Sheffield, provided the tramlines.〔The Electrical Engineer, Vol XXXII, 1903〕 The electric service opened on 7 May 1904. Thirty tramcars were delivered in two batches from Brush Electrical Machines of Loughborough. The livery was crimson lake and cream. The depot was located off Bristol Road at its junction with Lysons Road at . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gloucester Corporation Tramways」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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