Complex sentence: The company was taken over by Nottingham Corporation Tramways in 1898; electrification followed, with the first electric trams operating in January 1901 and within two years over 100 trams were in service on eight lines.
Split into simpler sentences: The company was taken over by Nottingham Corporation Tramways in 1898. Electrification followed, with the first electric trams operating in January 1901 and within two years over 100 trams were in service on eight lines.