Glasgow Corporation Tramways

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Glasgow_Corporation_Tramways

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:rail_transport
gptkbp:closed	1962
gptkbp:color	Green and cream
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Scotland gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:culturalHeritage	Several trams preserved in museums
gptkbp:depot	gptkb:Coplawhill_Depot gptkb:Dalmarnock_Depot gptkb:Partick_Depot Dennistoun Depot Govan Depot Langside Depot Maryhill Depot Newlands Depot Parkhead Depot Pollokshields Depot Possilpark Depot Shettleston Depot Springburn Depot Whiteinch Depot
gptkbp:electrification	Overhead line
gptkbp:fleetSize	Over 1,200 trams at peak
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Glasgow Corporation Tramways
gptkbp:lastTramRan	4 September 1962
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Glasgow
gptkbp:notableEvent	Last tram parade in 1962
gptkbp:notableFor	One of the largest urban tramway systems in Europe
gptkbp:notableModel	gptkb:Coronation_tram gptkb:Standard_tram Double-decker tram Cunarder tram Kilmarnock Bogie tram Room and Kitchen tram Single-decker tram
gptkbp:opened	1894
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Glasgow_Corporation
gptkbp:preservedTrams	gptkb:National_Tramway_Museum gptkb:Summerlee_Museum_of_Scottish_Industrial_Life gptkb:Riverside_Museum
gptkbp:range	Over 100 miles
gptkbp:route	Over 100 miles
gptkbp:servesArea	gptkb:East_Dunbartonshire gptkb:North_Lanarkshire gptkb:Renfrewshire gptkb:South_Lanarkshire gptkb:West_Dunbartonshire gptkb:Greater_Glasgow gptkb:Lanarkshire gptkb:Dunbartonshire gptkb:East_Renfrewshire
gptkbp:status	Closed
gptkbp:successor	Glasgow Corporation Transport (bus services)
gptkbp:trackGauge	4 ft 7¾ in (1,416 mm)
gptkbp:website	https://www.glasgowtrams.co.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Glasgow_Corporation
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7