Cambridge Street Tramway (1880-1914)

Tram Shed, 5 Dover Street, Cambridge

History of the Tram Depot

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1909

The Buckenham lived at Huntingdon House, 112 Castle Street

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Wikipedia article on Cambridge Trams:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Street_Tramways

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Proposed expansion of Cambridge’s horse drawn tram network, 1899.

http://cambridgehistorian.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-cambridge-tramways.html

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The trams stopped running in 1914.

13 February 1914
Effects to be Sold.—Within a week, the street tramway cars which had been a feature of Cambridge for 30 years will have ceased to run. Auctioneers have received instructions from the Official Receiver to sell the whole of the effects of the Cambridge Street Tramways Company, which has been compulsorily wound up on the application of the Cambridge Corporation. The sale will take place at the Company’s headquarters, East Road, at noon on Friday next. On inquiry yesterday a Press representative was informed that the date on which the trams will cease to run will be announced within a few days, but it is probable that Wednesday next will be the last day of running. The effects for sale include 24 draught horses, 8 tramway cars (4ft. gauge), including six-double-deck cars to carry 18 persons inside, and 22 to 25 outside, two single-deck cars to carry 18 persons inside, 10 sets of harness, a Crossley 2 h.p. engine and oat-crushing machines etc.
Credit: Mike Petty Archive, Cambridge East Road Scrapbook 1897 to 1990, reference 14 02 13 CIPof.

20 July 1981

Mr Ben Sharpe, who drove the last Cambridge horse tram, has died aged 86. It was on 18th February 1914 that he took a single-decker tram on its last ceremonial journey from its East Road depot to King’s Parade. Within the year public transport was motorised and most of the men who had manned the horse trams were in France with the British Expeditionary Force. Mr Sharp served with the Cambridgeshire Regiment and was both wounded and gassed. Afterwards he worked for the Ortona Omnibus Company and later Eastern National operating between Cambridge and Bedford.

Credit: Mike Petty Archive, Cambridge East Road Scrapbook 1897 to 1990, reference 81 07 20.

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9 December 1968

Walter Easy drives Cambridge taxis for 50 years; was provincial car company in 190 which started at old tram depot in East Road; father one of first to have motor transport – T-model Ford, later motor-cycle taxis – details

Credit: Mike Petty Archive, Cambridge East Road Scrapbook 1897 to 1990, reference 68 12 09.

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1973

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2024