| Ipswich Tramway | |
| Locale: | Ipswich |
| Open: | 13 October 1880 |
| Close: | 6 June 1903 |
| Status: | Closed |
| Propulsion System: | Horse |
Ipswich Tramway operated a horse-drawn tramway service in Ipswich between 1880 and 1903.[1]
Ipswich's horse tramway started services on 13 October 1880 from a depot located at the junction of Quadling Street and New Cardinal Street.[2] It was operated and owned by Simon Armstrong Graham. The line ran from Cornhill in the town centre, via Princes Street, to Ipswich railway station. There was a branch line to Brooks Hall, via Portman Road and Norwich Road.
| Short Title: | Ipswich Tramways Act 1881 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Year: | 1881 |
| Citation: | 44 & 45 Vict. c. cix |
| Original Text: | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Vict/44-45/109/pdfs/ukla_18810109_en.pdf |
| Collapsed: | yes |
The Ipswich Tramway Company took ownership in 1881, under the (44 & 45 Vict. c. cix). An extension to the system was constructed between Cornhill and Brooks Hall, via Westgate Street and St Matthews Street. In 1884 there was a further extension from Cornhill to Derby Road railway station.
The company was bought by Ipswich Corporation on 1 November 1901 who modernised and electrified the service and it restructured the organisation as Ipswich Corporation Tramways on 23 November 1903.[3]