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Definition of Tramways
1. tramway [n] - See also: tramway
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tramways
Literary usage of Tramways
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings (1877)
"I put working first, because although the local authorities are prohibited by
the 19th Section of the Tramway Act, 1870, from working the tramways (and I do ..."
2. Paris and Environs with Routes from London to Paris: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker, Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1898)
"Omnibuses and tramways. Omnibuses and tramways cross the city in every direction
... The tramways are, with a few exceptions, divided at present into the ..."
3. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament (1906)
"London Southern tramways Bill,— " to authorise the use on the tramways of the
London Southern tramways Company of mechanical power, and to empower that ..."
4. Proceedings by Institution of Municipal Engineers, London, Incorporated Association of Municipal and County Engineers, Association of Municipal and Sanitary Engineers and Surveyors (1882)
"BRADFORD tramways. BY JH COX, BOROUGH SURVEYOR, BRADFORD. The Bradford Corporation
obtained powers in 1880 to construct 1\ miles of tramways within the ..."
5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"The powers granted under the tramways Act are in perpetuity, subject to the right
of the local authorities (under the 43rd section) to purchase, ..."
6. Where and why Public Ownership Has Failed by Yves Guyot (1914)
"Opposition of the Municipalities first to tramways, then to the Omnibus Automobile.
... The tramways of Glasgow and the Street Railways of Boston. ..."
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