Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,345 pages of information and 244,505 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Patent Cable Tramways Corporation

From Graces Guide

1884 The Highgate cable tramway was opened by the Highgate Steep Grade Tramways and Works Co; the tramway had been constructed by the Patent Cable Tramways Corporation; it was the first application of the cable tramway system in Europe, based on the inventions of Hallidie, Eppelsheimer and others[1]

1887 Managed the Highgate Hill Tramways

1887 The company constructed a cable tramway in Edinburgh, running north from Princes Street, for the Edinburgh Northern Cable Tramway Company under the supervision of W. N. Colam; the contractor was Dick, Kerr and Co[2].



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Sources of Information

  1. The Times, May 30, 1884
  2. The Engineer 1887/10/28