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London Tramways Company horse tram, number 285, 1882

Trams were easier to pull than buses, which meant they could be much larger and carry more passengers. This drove down prices, making public transport affordable to the working classes. The London Tramways Company ordered more than 300 from America and shipped them to London.

This one, Number 284, arrived in London in 1882. It was sold off in 1910 when lines were electrified and spent most of its life as a hen house. It was acquired and restored by the museum in 1970.

Entered service: 1882

Withdrawn: 1910

Manufacturer: , John Stephenson & Co, New York, USA, 1882

Reference no: 1981/533 Part 0

Cigarette card

Cigarette card; No 21 from a series of 25, 'Buses and Trams', colour illustration showing the one-horse tram, as issued by Jesk Confectionery, 1959

Photograph

photograph; Front view of a garden seat, John Stephenson & Co horse tram car belonging to the London Tramways Company, circa 1882

Photograph

photograph; The Museum's Stephenson horse tram in an open field (where it had stood for 35 years) in January 1976, at Betsham Farm, near Gravesend, Kent, Jan 1976

Photograph

photograph; Studio portrait of Mr George Francis Train, 1860-1865

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