Nottingham Corporation Tramways



Owner Nottingham Corporation
Took over (ownership) 14th June 1897 (Nottingham and District Tramways Company [horse])
Operator N&DTCo (as a trustee)
Took over (operation)
16th October 1897 (N&DTCo)
First electric route 1st January 1901
Last horse service 30th April 1902
Name changed 1929 (to Nottingham Corporation Passenger Transport)
Closed 5th September 1936
Length 25.39 miles
Gauge 4ft 8½ins

Button description (Pattern 1) Title (‘CORPORATION TRAMWAYS’) within a border, surrounding the municipal arms (a shield bearing three crowns, and a ragged cross) with a castle crest and bowmen supporters, all above the motto: ‘VIVIT POST FUNERA VIRTUS’
Materials known Brass; nickel
Button Line reference [114/51B]

Button description (Pattern 2) Title (‘CORPORATION TRAMWAYS’) within a border, surrounding the municipal arms (a shield bearing three crowns, and a ragged cross) with a castle crest and stag supporters, all above the motto: ‘VIVIT POST FUNERA VIRTUS’
Materials known Brass; black horn; chrome
Button Line reference [114/51A]

Comments
The first type of button used (Pattern 1) had bowmen supporters, which were granted to the city in 1898; these were eventually considered unsatisfactory, being replaced with stag supporters in 1908 (Pattern 2).

The corporation department responsible for operating the trams was re-named 'Nottingham Corporation Passenger Transport' in 1929, and once again, on the demise of the trams, to 'Nottingham City Transport'. Whilst these two dates embrace a seven-year period, the fact that numerous chrome 'Tramway' cap badges have survived — a material which did not come into common usage for badges until the first half of the 1930s (at the earliest) — tentatively suggests that tramwaymen continued to be issued with uniforms bearing 'Tramway' insignia.