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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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The Golden Age of
Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
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Historic tramways in the United
Kingdom and the Isle of Man
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International
Tramways and Light Railways Exhibition
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126:New St Helens and District Tramways
2004:Transport in St Helens, Merseyside
1947:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
1943:This UK Tram-related article is a
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985:Plymouth, Devonport & District
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1881:Patent Cable Tramways Corporation
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592:Tynemouth & District Electric
2009:Historic transport in Merseyside
1999:History of St Helens, Merseyside
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1126:Wolverhampton District Electric
914:Wolverton & Stony Stratford
562:Stockton & Darlington Steam
130:St Helens Corporation Tramways
1818:Starbuck Car and Wagon Company
1604:Stirling & Bridge of Allan
1346:Llanelly and District Electric
1296:Barmouth Junction & Arthog
1066:Dudley & Stourbridge Steam
166:St Helens Corporation Tramways
132:operated a tramway service in
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582:Sunderland District Electric
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1886:Provincial Tramways Company
1823:United Electric Car Company
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1111:South Staffordshire Company
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1336:Llandudno & Colwyn Bay
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2014:United Kingdom tram stubs
1994:Tram transport in England
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1856:British Electric Traction
1710:Douglas Southern Electric
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1386:Pontypridd Urban District
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643:Blackpool & Fleetwood
552:South Shields Corporation
537:Middlesbrough Corporation
408:Nottingham & District
160:South Lancashire Tramways
1743:British Thompson-Houston
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1509:Edinburgh & District
1459:Airdrie & Coatbridge
1224:Mexborough & Swinton
1091:Leamington & Warwick
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188:St Helens power station
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678:Chester Corporation
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368:Lincoln Corporation
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282:Ipswich Corporation
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1141:Worcester Electric
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960:Exeter Corporation
648:Blackpool Electric
572:Sunderland Company
398:Northampton Street
373:Leicester Tramways
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1773:Hurst Nelson
1259:York Company
1199:Huddersfield
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338:Chesterfield
307:Peterborough
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115:Route length
44:1 April 1897
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1895:Trade fairs
1813:Milnes Voss
1697:Isle of Man
1682:Portstewart
1574:Musselburgh
1564:Lanarkshire
1499:Dunfermline
1376:Oystermouth
1321:Glyn Valley
1239:Scarborough
935:Bournemouth
748:Rawtenstall
698:Heaton Park
481:Walthamstow
71:Track gauge
1988:Categories
1554:Kilmarnock
1326:Great Orme
1316:Fairbourne
1157:the Humber
950:Cheltenham
923:South West
874:Portsmouth
802:South East
788:Warrington
723:Manchester
628:Birkenhead
613:Accrington
606:North West
495:North East
272:Colchester
194:References
109:Statistics
1839:companies
1559:Kirkcaldy
1479:Dumbarton
1249:Wakefield
1244:Sheffield
1229:Rotherham
1179:Doncaster
1146:Worcester
1101:Potteries
955:Devonport
894:Sheerness
859:Maidstone
773:Stockport
768:St Helens
763:Southport
728:Morecambe
703:Lancaster
547:Newcastle
512:Gateshead
292:Lowestoft
267:Cambridge
134:St Helens
35:St Helens
26:Operation
1549:Inchture
1436:Scotland
1341:Llanelly
1291:Aberdare
1209:Keighley
1169:Bradford
1061:Coventry
849:Hastings
809:Brighton
783:Wallasey
753:Rochdale
738:Old Swan
673:Carlisle
597:Tyneside
486:West Ham
451:East Ham
439:Kingsway
358:Ilkeston
312:Southend
182:See also
104:Electric
94: in
1579:Paisley
1524:Falkirk
1401:Rhondda
1331:Harlech
1194:Halifax
1189:Grimsby
1121:Walsall
1015:Torquay
1010:Taunton
1005:Swindon
940:Bristol
909:Wantage
743:Preston
663:Burnley
434:Croydon
429:Barking
388:Matlock
353:Glossop
302:Norwich
287:Ipswich
252:England
174:Closure
140:History
89:⁄
1910:Second
1614:Wemyss
1086:Kinver
1000:Seaton
864:Oxford
733:Nelson
693:Darwen
658:Bolton
527:Jarrow
466:Leyton
461:Ilford
444:London
422:London
60:Closed
57:Status
31:Locale
1915:Third
1905:First
1569:Leith
1283:Wales
995:Poole
829:Dover
819:Brill
793:Wigan
456:Erith
297:Luton
49:Close
1945:stub
1204:Hull
668:Bury
260:East
128:and
41:Open
1464:Ayr
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