Gosport Street Tramways
Owner Gosport Street Tramways Company, a subsidiary of the Provincial Tramways Company
Opened 17th July 1882 (horse)
Operator Gosport Street Tramways Company
Amalgamated August 1883 (with the General Tramways Company of Portsmouth, the Landport and Southsea Tramways Company, and the Portsmouth Street Tramways Company - all subsidiaries of the Provincial Tramways Company Limited) to form the Portsmouth Street Tramways Company (a newly incorporated company)
Last horse tram 1905/6? (pending reconstruction as the Gosport and Fareham Tramways - see link)
Length 2.75 miles
Gauge 3ft 0ins
Button description Uniforms not worn
Comments Photographs of the Gosport Street Tramways are relatively rare, however, those that have survived (see link) strongly suggest that staff wore informal attire; therefore, marked uniform buttons almost certainly never existed.
The Provincial Group (Provincial Tramways Company) was established in 1872 in London and at various times, also owned and/or operated the following systems: Borough of Portsmouth, Kingston, Fratton and Southsea Tramways; Cardiff Tramways; Cardiff District and Penarth Harbour Tramways; General Tramways of Portsmouth; Great Grimsby Street Tramways; Gosport and Fareham Tramways; Landport and Southsea Tramways; London Southern Tramways; Plymouth, Stonehouse and Devonport Tramways; Portsdown and Horndean Light Railway; and the Portsmouth Street Tramways.