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Catalogue description Rotherham Corporation Transport Department
This record is held by Rotherham Archives and Local Studies
| Reference: | SY/227/C |
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| Title: | Rotherham Corporation Transport Department |
| Description: |
Records of the former Rotherham Corporation Transport Dept |
| Date: | 1903-1976 |
| Held by: | Rotherham Archives and Local Studies, not available at The National Archives |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
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| Physical description: | 20 Series |
| Access conditions: |
Records are open for consultation unless otherwise indicated |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
On abolition of South Yorkshire County Council on 31 March 1986, the records passed from South Yorkshire County Record Office, by agreement of the four South Yorkshire District Councils, to the custody of Sheffield Archives as lead authority |
| Subjects: |
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| Administrative / biographical background: |
The Rotherham Corporation Act of 1900 gave the Corporation power to operate tramways and the first two lines were opened in 1903. Four more lines were added later and connections were made with Sheffield and Mexborough and Swinton Tramways. In 1912 the tram route to Broom Road was extended to Maltby with trolleybuses. Motor buses were first introduced in 1913. Four tram routes were replaced by trolleybuses in 1929-31 and a fifth by motor buses in 1934. In 1933 the tram route to Sheffield was reconstructed and trams continued to run on this route until 1949. The last trolleybuses were withdrawn in 1965. In 1974 the Corporation Transport Dept was absorbed into the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive |
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