Northampton Corporation Tramways



Owner Northampton Corporation
Took over
21st October 1901 (Northampton Street Tramways [horse])
Operator Northampton Corporation
First electric route 21st July 1904
Last horse service 19th August 1904
Name changed 1931 (to Northampton Corporation Transport)
Closed 15th December 1934
Length 6.41 miles
Gauge 3ft 6ins

Button description (Pattern 1) Title (‘NORTHAMPTON CORPORATION TRAMWAYS’) within a border, surrounding the municipal arms (a shield bearing a castle keep flanked by two lions) above the motto: 'CASTELLO FORTIOR CONCORDIA'
Materials known Nickel; brass
Button Line reference [114/50]

Button description (Pattern 2) Title (‘NORTHAMPTON CORPORATION TRANSPORT’) ) within a border, surrounding the municipal arms (a shield bearing a castle keep flanked by two lions) above the motto: 'CASTELLO FORTIOR CONCORDIA'
Materials known Nickel; chrome
Button Line reference [None]

Comments The corporation department responsible for operating the trams was renamed 'Northampton Corporation Transport' in 1931, with newly liveried tramcars after this date receiving the new fleet name. Tramcar staff would therefore almost certainly have been issued with uniforms bearing Pattern 2 buttons from 1931/32 onwards.