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City of Oxford Tramways Company information


City of Oxford and District
Tramway Company
Map of the City of Oxford Tramways
Operation
LocaleOxford
Open1 December 1881; 142 years ago (1881-12-01)
Close7 August 1914; 109 years ago (1914-08-07)
StatusClosed
Routes3
Infrastructure
Track gauge4 ft (1,219 mm)
Propulsion system(s)Horse
Depot(s)Leopold Street, Oxford
Stock19 double-deck cars (1914)
Statistics
56,000 a week (1914)

The City of Oxford and District Tramway Company and its successor the City of Oxford Electric Traction Company operated a horse-drawn passenger tramway service in Oxford between 1881 and 1914. The tramway was unusual for having a track gauge of only 4 feet (1.219 m).

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