| West Ham Corporation Tramways | |
| Locale: | West Ham, Essex |
| Era1 Name: | North Metropolitan Tramways |
| Era1 Start Year: | before |
| Era1 End Year: | 1903 |
| Era1 Status: | Closed |
| Era1 Operator: | North Metropolitan Tramways |
| Era1 Propulsion System: | Horse-drawn |
| Era2 Name: | West Ham Corporation Tramways |
| Era2 Start Year: | 1903 |
| Era2 End Year: | 1933 |
| Era2 State: | Show |
| Era2 Status: | Closed |
| Era2 Owner: | West Ham Corporation |
| Era2 Operator: | West Ham Corporation |
| Era2 Propulsion System: | Electric |
| Era2 Depot: | West Ham Tram Depot, Greengate Street |
| Era3 Name: | London Transport |
| Era3 Start Year: | 1933 |
| Era3 End Year: | 1937 |
| Era3 System: | London Transport |
| Era3 Status: | Converted to trolleybus operation |
| Era3 Owner: | London Passenger Transport Board |
| Era3 Operator: | London Passenger Transport Board |
| Era3 Propulsion System: | Electric |
| Era3 Depot: | West Ham Tram Depot (WH), Greengate Street |
West Ham Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in the County Borough of West Ham between 1901 and 1933.[1]
West Ham Corporation took over the North Metropolitan Tramways horse drawn services in stages starting on 1 July 1903. A programme of modernisation and electrification was undertaken, and the first electric services ran on 27 February 1904.
The company built up a fleet of 134 tramcars in a chocolate and cream livery.
The company experimented with trolley buses as early as 1912. At the annual conference of the Municipal Tramways Association from 25 to 27 September 1912, an Austrian Cédès-Stoll was the first trolleybus to carry passengers in London, along Greengate Street.
The services were taken over by London Passenger Transport Board on 1 July 1933.