Lowestoft Public Transport Timeline

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1903 Tramway built 1903
Early in 1903 construction started of the Tramway from Florence Road in Pakefield to Yarmouth Road in north Lowestoft.
Public Transport, Trams, 1900s
1903 Grand opening of Tram Service 1903

22nd July 1903 Grand opening of the Tramway. Once the system was up and running, there was a seven minute service in operation. 165,900 passengers were carried in the first two weeks.
Trams
1914 Lowestoft High Light 1914 and World War One 1914

This postcard is amazingly franked 31st July 1914, just four days before Britain declared war . The message reads "Having a [illegible] time here.
Public Transport, Wartime, 1900s
1914 Lowestoft Trams employ women 1914

1914 - 1918 First World War eventually meant that Lowestoft Corporation Transport trams women drivers, inspectors and conductors were introduced
Trams, 1900s
1920 Almost Trolley buses 1920
1920 - The Corporation installed poles and span wires were erected for trolleybuses. But the overhead wires were never installed, and trolley buses never graced our streets.
Trams, 1900s
1927 First Bus service introduced 1927
1927 The first Corporation bus service was introduced, along the seafront. The redundant trolleybus poles were used for street lighting.
Trams, bus, 1900s
1928 More Bus Services introduced 1928
1928 The bus service was extended to other areas, and in 1929 it was introduced along the route of the tramway.
Trams, bus, 1900s
1930 Decision taken to pull the plug on tram system 1930

1930 The Corporation saw the spark was failing, and decided to abandon the tram system
Trams, 1900s
1931 End of the Lowestoft Trams 1931
1931 8th May saw the last ever Lowestoft tram service, driven by the oldest driver who had been with the service since 1903. In almost 28 years the trams had carried around 80 million passengers, a
Trams, 1900s