Chester Tramways Company

Chester Tramways Company
Chester Tramways Company
Operation
Locale	Chester
Open	10 June 1878
Close	1 January 1902
Status	Closed
Infrastructure
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Propulsion system(s)	Horse
Statistics
Route length	2.38 miles (3.83 km)

Chester Tramways Company operated a horse-drawn tramway service in Chester between 1878 and 1901.[1]

History

Services started on 10 June 1878 with a route from Chester railway station and the Castle. This was extended to Curzon Street, Saltney on 21 June 1879.

The company was required by the Chester Tramways Act, 41 & 42 Vict. c. clxxiv, 1878, to pay to the Dee Bridge Commissioners an annual sum for the use of Grosvenor Bridge. The Improvement Act of 1884 gave the Company the option of either contributing £1,000 towards freeing the tolls, or paying £85 per annum to Chester Corporation until 1899[2]

Closure

Under the Chester Corporation Act of 1901, the council took up its option to purchase the assets of the company. It did this for a cost of £18,000 (equivalent to £1,968,554 in 2019),[3] and services continued as Chester Corporation Tramways.

References

The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
The London Gazette, 19 November 1880, 5848
UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 2 February 2020.

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[1] The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.

[2] The London Gazette, 19 November 1880, 5848

[inflation-UK-3] UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 2 February 2020.