Aberdeen Corporation Tramways
- Aberdeen Corporation Tramways
Aberdeen Corporation Tramways formerly served the City of Aberdeen, Scotland.
The city's tram system was the most northerly municipal tramway in the United Kingdom. The system was electrified, with trams using bow collectors to take power from the overhead wires. The trams were double deck and painted in a dark green and cream livery, often with the words "CORPORATION TRANSPORT" painted prominently on the sides.
In the late 1930s the city purchased 18 trams from the Nottingham system, which closed in 1936. Further secondhand trams were later obtained from Manchester. The last new trams for the city were built by R Y Pickering of Wishaw in 1949.
The city's best known service was route 1, from Bridge of Don to Bridge of Dee. The city's last tram operated on 3 May 1958, being replaced by diesel buses.
ee also
*History of Aberdeen
*National Tramway Museum
*Scottish Tramway and Transport Society
External links
* [http://www.scottishtransport.org/aberdeen_trams Aberdeen trams (on the STTS website)]
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