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THE FATHER OF ENGLISH TRAMWAYS- In thean days when the elcoU-tc cor i» oa« of the most familiar erf (says

... rntrodoctiou this . travel Hog is not so far distant but that it mast be within the memory of large proportion was George Francis Train, of Boston, who came over full the possibilities horse trams, of whirh two small scale were already working in America ...

Published: Wednesday 26 August 1903
Newspaper: Bournemouth Daily Echo
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 539 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

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... on August 30th, 18W. the first tramway in Europe was publicly opened at Birkenhe. I. One of those associated with George Francis Train, the originator of that scheme, was Sir Clifton Robinson, then a boy of twelve. Sir Clifton gave some interesting ...

Published: Saturday 03 September 1910
Newspaper: Bournemouth Guardian
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 994 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

NOTES AND NEWS

... people who bad to live around and listen it- It interesting recall the fact that one the fimt tramways laid London George Francis Train ran along the route which will '‘electrified '* to-day by the Prince of Wales. laid tramway from Westminster Bridge ...

Published: Friday 15 May 1903
Newspaper: Bournemouth Daily Echo
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1104 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FROM ALL QUARTERS

... tramway this country, and now electric cars are running across the town on the Mersey. The originator the tram was Mr. George Francis Train, American gentleman, whose ambition was to perform for this country the service that had already been rendered to New ...

Published: Monday 19 August 1901
Newspaper: Bournemouth Daily Echo
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1167 | Page: 4 | Tags: none