Glasgow Corporation Tramways
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Glasgow's tramlines had an unusual track gauge of 4 ft 7.75 in (1,416 mm). This was to permit 4 ft 8.5 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge railway wagons to be operated over parts of the tram system (particularly in the Govan area) using their wheel flanges running in the slots of the tram tracks.
1872 First track of 2.5 miles (4.0 km) route from St George's Cross to Eglinton Toll (via New City Road, Cambridge Street, Sauchiehall Street, Renfield Street and the Jamaica Bridge.
1894 On the expiration of the lease of the Glasgow Tramways and Omnibus Co, the Corporation wanting to take on the tramways had constructed a fleet of electric tramcars [1]
To provide the electrical supply, a generating station was built at Port Dundas: the Pinkston Power Station opened in 1901.
In winter 1903/4 a temporary supply of high-tension current was provided to the City from the surplus plant of the Tramways Department at Pinkston.