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PLYMOUTH, DEVONPORT AND DISTRICT TRAMWAYS ACT 1882

LINE 3

On July 24th 1882 The Plymouth, Devonport & District Tramways Act received the Royal Assent.

The Act authorised the construction of seven tramways in Plymouth and Devonport, of which line 3 would start at a double junction with line 1 in Russell Street and line 2 in Cornwall Street.  From there it would run along Bedford Street, Westwell Street, Princess Square, Lockyer Street, St George's Place, Millbay Road, West Hoe Road and Radford Road, terminating in front of the West Hoe Pier in Grand Parade Road.

This line was one mile in length.

On this section the Company were required not to allow any carriage to stand in the road between the GWR station at Millbay and the Duke of Cornwall Hotel for longer than was necessary for passengers to get in or out of the carriage.   The penalty for infringement was a sum not exceeding 40 shillings (£2).  The Company was prohibited from constructing a turnout or crossing-place at this point.

 

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