The first horse drawn tram routes in Southampton ran to Portswood
Posted by Highfield Residents' Association on May 5, 2021 in Local History | 0 commentsThe first horse drawn tram routes in Southampton (circa 1879) ran between the Floating Bridge and The Avenue and via Stag Gates to Portswood. Info courtesy of SEE Southampton.
On 5 May 1879 the Southampton Tramways Corporation ran it first horse drawn trams. For the first time people in the suburbs had a regular, fast and cheap form of transport and trams were an immediate success. The first routes ran between the Floating Bridge and The Avenue and via Stag Gates to Portswood.