East Ham Corporation Tramways

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)Propulsion system(s)ElectricDepot(s)Nelson Street, East HamStatisticsRoute length8.34 miles (13.42 km)

East Ham Corporation Tramways operated a passenger tramway service in East Ham between 1901 and 1933.^[1]

History

East Ham started services on 22 June 1901.

The depot and power station were located off Nelson Street, opposite the junction with Poulett Road, at TQ 4273 8349.

Fleet

• 1–20 Dick, Kerr & Co. 1901
• 21–35 Dick, Kerr & Co. 1902
• 36–40 Dick, Kerr & Co. 1905
• 41–45 Dick, Kerr & Co. 1910
• 46 second hand car No 9 from Barking Town Urban District Council Light Railways
• 47–52 Brush Electrical Engineering Company 1921
• 37–40 Brush Electrical Engineering Company 1921 (replacing 37–40 of 1905)
• 51–60 Brush Electrical Engineering Company 1927 (51 and 52 replacing those of 1921)
• 61–70 Brush Electrical Engineering Company 1928

Closure

The services were taken over by London Passenger Transport Board on 1 July 1933.

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