The tramway company was established in 1880 with share capital of £20,000.

In 1915, the tramway company received five additional Class 2 trams were bought.

Employees of the tramway company who had struck were sacked.

In addition to two tramway companies, the city had bought the bus company Bynesruten.

During this phase, services were maintained using rolling stock acquired from the private tramway companies.

The T3 was delivered to all tramway companies in the former Czechoslovakia.

This prompted the Tramway Company to respond with its own bus service.

The tramway company refused to ever re-hire these workers.

As one of the lines acquired from the private tramway companies, it was included in the initial contract for construction and electrification.

The three tramway companies in London, being jointly under the ownership of the two groups were also part of the "pool".