Lowestoft TRANSPORT Timeline

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1770 Storm smashes ships 1770

Huge storm. On the coast between Yarmouth and Southwold thirty ships and 200 lives were lost. Eighteen vessels washed up on Lowestoft beaches.
Sea, Climate, boat, 1750s
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
1908 hydroplane invented on Lake Lothing 1908

In the autumn of 1908 a hydroplane of the two-plane variety was tried with success on the Norfolk Broads, and over 20 miles per hour was reached with only 12 H.P. Surprise, as the little craft was
boat, 1900s
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
1915 Buildings bombed by Zeppelins 1915

The 620 ft (189 metres) Zeppelin L5, captained by Alois Boecker, was heard near Dunwich on the night of 15 to 16 April.
Wartime, Aviation, 1900s
1916 Zeppelin was shot down 1916

Zeppelin was shot down over the sea near Lowestoft, the date of which coming close to the moment when Robert Leckie arrived at the station and yet to make his mark and be known as one of “the Zeppe
Wartime, Aviation, 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
1942 Waller’s Raid 1942

Lowestoft’s worst raid of world war II 80 years ago today on 23 January 1942, while convoys of lorries were still trucking the wreckage and rubble from the scene of devastation that became known as
Wartime, Aviation, 1900s