A "Coronation" tram in Trongate, in June 1962, three months before the final closure of the system
Operation
Locale
Glasgow
Open
1 July 1872
Close
4 September 1962
Status
Closed
Infrastructure
Track gauge
4 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1,416 mm)
Propulsion system(s)
Horse, steam and later electric
Statistics
Route length
141.37 miles (227.51 km)
Glasgow Corporation Tramways were formerly one of the largest urban tramway systems in Europe.[1] Over 1000 municipally-owned trams served the city of Glasgow, Scotland, with over 100 route miles (160 route kilometres) by 1922.[2] The system closed in 1962 and was the last city tramway in Great Britain (prior to the construction of new systems in the 1990s).
^Scottish flashback: Glasgow Corporation Tramways, The Scotsman, 26 November 2014
^"Glasgow Corporation Transport Jubilee 1922". www.semple.biz.
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