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One of the new Leith Electric Cars in Newhaven Road
Unknown, 1905, Photograph, Reproduction
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One of the new Leith Electric Cars in Newhaven Road
One of the new Leith Electric Cars in Newhaven Road
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29673
Title
One of the new Leith Electric Cars in Newhaven Road
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1905
Size
16.0 x 24.8 cm
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Photograph
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Reproduction
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Edinburgh's city boundaries were extended to include Portobello in 1896 and work began to expand the cable system to cover all areas where the horse-drawn network had been operating. The last horse-drawn car ran on 24th August 1907. The system was now managed by the Edinburgh & District Tramways Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of Dick, Kerr & Co. Ltd.
Although other areas, including Leith, had electrified their systems from August 1905 onwards, it wasn't until the expiry of the lease of the tramways within Edinburgh in June 1919 that the Corporation decided to embrace electrification. Lack of both maintenance and engineering staff during World War I had led to deterioration of the service.
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