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The Northampton Street Tramways Company operated an horse powered tramway service in Northampton between 1881 and 1901.〔The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.〕 ==History== On 9 January 1880, the Northampton Street Tramways Company was founded at a meeting in London. It quickly gained parliamentary approval for a network of 7 lines to be built in Northampton. Jabez Spencer Balfour was the chairman of the company. The Vice-Chairman was W.J. Pierce (Mayor of Northampton 1880-81). The directors were J. Pelton, D.B. Miller, and H.S. Freeman. The company signed a contract on 14 March 1881 and construction began. Major General Hutchinson of the Board of Trade inspected the works at 09.00 hrs on 4 June 1881. Following some remedial works, there was an inaugural run for local dignitaries, and the tramway opened to the public on the same day at 18.00 hrs. Stables had been erected on land behind 72 Abindgon Street in the town centre.〔Northamptonshire Horse Tramways, A. W. Brotchie, Tramway Review, Vol. 11. No. 81, Spring 1975〕 The entrance to the depot was through a narrow passageway, but the land at the back provided space for 31 horses, 8 cars, a smithy, granary and fodder store. There was also a paddock and small grazing area for sick animals, but this was later built on with extensions to the depot. 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 Street Tramways」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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