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Wolverhampton Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Wolverhampton between 1902 and 1928.
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Bolton Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Bolton between 1899 and 1947.
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The Hartlepools Steam Tramways operated a tramway service in Hartlepool between 1884 and 1891.
Darlington Street Railroad operated a tramway service in Darlington, England, between 1862 and 1865.
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- ↑ "The New Street Railway from Old Swan to Liverpool" . Liverpool Mail. England. 8 June 1861. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth . Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ↑ "The Omnibus Tramway to Old Swan" . Liverpool Daily Post. England. 3 July 1861. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Liverpool Road & Railway Omnibus Company (Limited)" . Liverpool Mercury. England. 31 July 1861. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Town Council Proceedings" . Liverpool Mail. England. 6 July 1861. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.