History of Birmingham Corporation Tramways Part 2 of 3 - Podcast
Channel: Morturn
Date: 2021-01-20

Birmingham Corporation Tramways operated a network of tramways in Birmingham from 1904 until 1953. It was the largest narrow-gauge tramway network in the UK. The system was built to a gauge of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). It was the fourth largest tramway network in the UK behind London, Glasgow and Manchester.

There was a total of 843 trams (with a maximum of 825 in service at any one time), 20 depots, 45 main routes and a total route length of 80 1⁄2 miles (129.6 km).[1]

Birmingham Corporation built all the tramways and leased the track to various companies.

Birmingham was a pioneer in the development of reserved trackways which served the suburban areas as the city grew in the 1920s and 1930s.

Presented by Richard Green

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0:00 Introduction
0:08 Birmingham Central Tramways
2:28 Birmingham and Aston Tramways Co. Ltd. 1882-1904
9:45 Birmingham District Power & Traction Co. Ltd. (Birmingham & Midland Tramways Ltd.)1885-1928
11:23 Birmingham District Power & Traction Co. Ltd.(Birmingham & Midland Tramways Ltd.)1885-1928
14:40 Birmingham Corporation Tramways 1904-1953
21:34 Tram Car interiors
24:25 Kyotts Lake Road Works Depot 1908