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body of the tram round on its underframe when reaching the end of the tracks. Rescued from a retirement near
Glossop Derbyshire, that included use as a hairdresser's and a fish and chip shop, the tram was restored over a 25-year period by a team of skilled volunteers which included most of the side frames being made by one of the team as part of an 'A' Level woodwork exam.
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L53 is the only surviving complete horse tram, from over 500 designed by John Eades in 1877 and built by the
Company to operate in and around the city until 1903. Built to the Eades patent Reversible type, the tram is unique among all surviving trams in that it uses the horses' own power to turn the
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Manchester and Salford entered into negotiations for the provision of a tramway connecting the two towns. In 1875 powers were granted for construction to begin and, on Friday 18 May 1877 public services commenced. As the 1870 Act precluded operation of
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allowed the new company to construct new tramways in and around
Manchester and Salford, and to operate the tramways built by the local authorities on their behalf. The Company's first directors were the directors of the old Manchester Carriage Company: John Greenwood, Charles Sydney Grundy, Robert
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In the event, due to a misunderstanding in the valuation of the company's assets, Salford
Corporation was unable to conclude its takeover of services in its area, until 1 May 1901. The following day, the corporation acquired 94 of the company's horse-tramcars, along with 906 horses; the
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By 1882 the company was offering services on more than 75 miles (121 km) of track, 25 miles (40 km) of which it had built itself, 28 miles (45 km) leased from
Manchester Corporation, 13 miles (21 km) from Salford, and 8 miles (13 km) from Oldham. For the lease of the
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Manchester to Hollinwood, Ashton, and Stalybridge until 31 March 1903, the last horse-drawn tramcars in Manchester. The company was liquidated in 1903, and its assets, amounting to £1,167,965 (about £158 million as of 2024) were
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Manchester tramways alone, the Company paid Manchester Corporation £16,000 per annum (about £2 million as of 2014). At its greatest extent in 1900, the company operated services over 140 route miles in Manchester, Salford,
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distributed to its shareholders. That same year a private vehicle hire operation, The Manchester Carriage Company (1903) was formed, led by John Greenwood (III). This company survived into the 1970s, based at one time in
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was formed, with John Greenwood (II) as its first managing director. The company brought together a number of coach and omnibus proprietors, of which the Greenwood family were the largest.
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Neill, Benjamin Whitworth, James Holden, John Haworth, and Daniel Busby. Each was required to have a personal stake in the new company of at least £1,000 (about £130,000 as of 2024).
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