Manchester Corporation Tramways
Between 1901 and 1949 Manchester Corporation Tramways was the municipal operator of electric tram services in Manchester, England. At its peak in 1928, the organisation carried 328 million passengers on 953 trams, via 46 routes, along 292 miles (470 km) of track.
A Manchester tram, c. 1902
1928 facade at the Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester
A Manchester tram in June 1902
An MCT tram in front of Manchester London Road station in the 1900s.
Birmingham Corporation Tramways
Birmingham Corporation Tramways operated a network of tramways in Birmingham from 1904 until 1953. It was the largest narrow-gauge tramway network in the UK, and was built to a gauge of 3 ft 6 in. It was the fourth largest tramway network in the UK behind London, Glasgow and Manchester.
Birmingham Corporation Tram in 1953, shortly before the service was scrapped.
Trams and buses on Corporation Street in 1931.
The last tram to run in 1953.
Model of a BCT tram, at the National Tramway Museum