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Coventry Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Coventry, England, between 1912 and 1940.

Initial steam powered tramway services were provided by the Coventry and District Tramways Company.

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Coventry Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Coventry, England, between 1912 and 1940.

Initial steam powered tramway services were provided by the Coventry and District Tramways Company.

The steam tramway service was superseded by the Coventry Electric Tramways Company Ltd, which started operations in 1895. This company was a subsidiary of the New General Traction Company.

This company was taken over by the Coventry Corporation in 1912 at a cost of £202,132 (equivalent of £18,048,280 in 2015).

The livery of the cars was firstly chocolate and cream, with cream rocker panels. "Coventry Corporation Tramways" was painted in gilt letters on the rocker panels. After 1933, maroon replaced chocolate, and "City of Coventry" was painted on the rocker panels which was finally replaced by "Coventry Transport".

The operations of Coventry Corporation Transport passed to West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive in the local government reorganisation of 1974.

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Subject ID: 28818