Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: By 1872 , tramways were becoming fashionable and the British and Foreign Tramway Company approached Southampton Corporation with a view to setting up a tramway in the town .
Simplified: By 1872 tramways were a lot more popular . The British and Foreign Tramway Company contacted Southampton Corporation with an idea to set up a tramway in the town .