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3 unusual facts about Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited


Nottingham and District Tramways Company Limited

Yesterday (Thursday) morning Major-General Hutchinson of the Board of Trade, made an official inspection of the second section of the Nottingham Tramway Company's line, which extends from the Market-place as far as Carrington and the end of Forest-Road, and which is now fully completed.

In 1880 the company made some trials with a steam tram from Messrs Hughes and Co of Loughborough.

The conductor pleaded guilty but in mitigation said that the passengers were all going to the Nottinghamshire v. Gloucestershire cricket match at Trent Bridge.



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