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St Helens
Corporation took over the St Helens and District Tramways Company on 1 April 1897. The operation of the tramway was leased back to the former company.
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On 4 November 1898 the operating company changed its name to the New St Helens and
District Tramways.
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The corporation took over operation of the services on 1 October 1919.
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In 1902 extensions to the system included connections with the
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Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
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Historic tramways in the United
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International
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137:New St Helens and District Tramways
2015:Transport in St Helens, Merseyside
1958:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
1954:This UK Tram-related article is a
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996:Plymouth, Devonport & District
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1892:Patent Cable Tramways Corporation
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1087:Dudley, Sedgley and Wolverhampton
603:Tynemouth & District Electric
2020:Historic transport in Merseyside
2010:History of St Helens, Merseyside
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1137:Wolverhampton District Electric
925:Wolverton & Stony Stratford
573:Stockton & Darlington Steam
141:St Helens Corporation Tramways
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1615:Stirling & Bridge of Allan
1357:Llanelly and District Electric
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1077:Dudley & Stourbridge Steam
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1834:United Electric Car Company
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2005:Tram transport in England
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1867:British Electric Traction
1721:Douglas Southern Electric
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1397:Pontypridd Urban District
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654:Blackpool & Fleetwood
563:South Shields Corporation
548:Middlesbrough Corporation
419:Nottingham & District
171:South Lancashire Tramways
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1520:Edinburgh & District
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915:Southampton Company
890:Reading Corporation
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689:Chester Corporation
528:Hartlepool Electric
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293:Ipswich Corporation
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659:Blackpool Electric
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384:Leicester Tramways
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1784:Hurst Nelson
1270:York Company
1210:Huddersfield
778:
349:Chesterfield
318:Peterborough
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126:Route length
55:1 April 1897
26:
1906:Trade fairs
1824:Milnes Voss
1708:Isle of Man
1693:Portstewart
1585:Musselburgh
1575:Lanarkshire
1510:Dunfermline
1387:Oystermouth
1332:Glyn Valley
1250:Scarborough
946:Bournemouth
759:Rawtenstall
709:Heaton Park
492:Walthamstow
82:Track gauge
1999:Categories
1565:Kilmarnock
1337:Great Orme
1327:Fairbourne
1168:the Humber
961:Cheltenham
934:South West
885:Portsmouth
813:South East
799:Warrington
734:Manchester
639:Birkenhead
624:Accrington
617:North West
506:North East
283:Colchester
205:References
120:Statistics
1850:companies
1570:Kirkcaldy
1490:Dumbarton
1260:Wakefield
1255:Sheffield
1240:Rotherham
1190:Doncaster
1157:Worcester
1112:Potteries
966:Devonport
905:Sheerness
870:Maidstone
784:Stockport
779:St Helens
774:Southport
739:Morecambe
714:Lancaster
558:Newcastle
523:Gateshead
303:Lowestoft
278:Cambridge
145:St Helens
46:St Helens
37:Operation
1560:Inchture
1447:Scotland
1352:Llanelly
1302:Aberdare
1220:Keighley
1180:Bradford
1072:Coventry
860:Hastings
820:Brighton
794:Wallasey
764:Rochdale
749:Old Swan
684:Carlisle
608:Tyneside
497:West Ham
462:East Ham
450:Kingsway
369:Ilkeston
323:Southend
193:See also
115:Electric
105: in
1590:Paisley
1535:Falkirk
1412:Rhondda
1342:Harlech
1205:Halifax
1200:Grimsby
1132:Walsall
1026:Torquay
1021:Taunton
1016:Swindon
951:Bristol
920:Wantage
754:Preston
674:Burnley
445:Croydon
440:Barking
399:Matlock
364:Glossop
313:Norwich
298:Ipswich
263:England
185:Closure
151:History
100:⁄
1921:Second
1625:Wemyss
1097:Kinver
1011:Seaton
875:Oxford
744:Nelson
704:Darwen
669:Bolton
538:Jarrow
477:Leyton
472:Ilford
455:London
433:London
71:Closed
68:Status
42:Locale
1926:Third
1916:First
1580:Leith
1294:Wales
1006:Poole
840:Dover
830:Brill
804:Wigan
467:Erith
308:Luton
60:Close
1956:stub
1215:Hull
679:Bury
271:East
139:and
52:Open
1475:Ayr
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