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Northampton Corporation Tramways operated an electric tramway service in Northampton between 1904 and 1934.〔The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.〕 The tramway opened in July 1904, replacing the horse tram service previously provided by the Northampton Street Tramways Company. The horse tram service had been obtained by the Corporation in 1901 for the sum of £38,700 (£}} in ) . The initial services operated over , until 1914 when an extension to Far Cotton increased the route mileage to . The first world war resulted in some restrictions in services, but Sunday service was re-introduced in 1919.〔The Electrician, Volume 82, 1919〕 There was some financial difficulty after the war, in 1919 the losses were reported as £2,447 on expenditure of £50,058, and by 1921 losses had increased to £8,900.〔The Electrician, Volume 88, 1921〕 However, by 1924 the situation had improved and a profit of £9,000 was reported.〔The Electrician, Volume 92, 1924〕 ==Fleet== There were 37 tramcars in the Northampton fleet: *1-20 built in 1904 by Electric Railway & Tramway Carriage Works *21-22 built in 1905 by Electric Railway & Tramway Carriage Works *23-24 built in 1910 by United Electric Car Company *25-26 built in 1911 by United Electric Car Company *27-33 built in 1914 by Brush Electrical Machines *34-37 built in 1921 by English Electric The livery was vermilion and white. 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「Northampton Corporation Tramways」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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