This series consists of records of the Railway Inspectorate of the Board of Trade and, from 1919, the Ministry of Transport. They contain summary details of inspections of sections of urban tramways arising out of orders under the Tramways Act 1870 and the Light Railways Act 1896.
The records consist of registers of three tramways and two light railways (i.e. urban tramways) Each contains the name of the tramway or light railway inspected and the date of the relevant order; a description of the section inspected; the signature of the inspecting officer and date and paper number of related correspondence.