A very fine collection of old photos of trams from
Sunderland. These old photos were posted on YouTube.com the very popular
user-generated videos website.
Thanks to the Sunderland Tramway Company, Sunderland has enjoyed a public
transport service since 9.00am Monday 28th April 1879. The horse trams
provided a service from 9.00am to 9.00pm every twenty minutes, it's
first route was between Monkwearmouth and Roker. Within seven
weeks the service had to be extended. By 1881, there had been four
and a half miles of tram tracks laid and the fare was 2d. In 1880 steam
operated trams were tried but were soon withdrawn as a failed
experiment. Read More
