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City of Oxford Tramways Company, the Glossary

The City of Oxford and District Tramway Company and its successor the City of Oxford Electric Traction Company operated a horse-drawn passenger tramway service in Oxford between 1881 and 1914.^[1]

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4 ft gauge railways in England
Transport in Oxford

Abingdon Road

Abingdon Road is the main arterial road to the south of the city of Oxford, England.

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Banbury Road is a major arterial road in Oxford, England, running from St Giles' at the south end, north towards Banbury through the leafy suburb of North Oxford and Summertown, with its local shopping centre.

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Beaumont Street

Beaumont Street is a street in the centre of Oxford, England.

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Board of Trade

The Board of Trade is a British government body concerned with commerce and industry, currently within the Department for Business and Trade.

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Bus

A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but less than the average rail transport.

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Carfax, Oxford

Carfax is the junction of St Aldate's (south), Cornmarket Street (north), Queen Street (west) and the High Street (east) in Oxford, England. City of Oxford Tramways Company and Carfax, Oxford are history of Oxford and transport in Oxford.

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Charles Scrope Hutchinson

Major-General Charles Scrope Hutchinson (8 August 1826 – 29 February 1912) was Chief Inspecting Officer for Railways from 1892 to 1895.

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Conduit current collection

Conduit current collection is an obsolete system that was used by some electric tramways to pass current to streetcars via a "conduit", a small tunnel under the roadway.

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Cornmarket Street

Cornmarket Street (colloquially referred to as Cornmarket or historically The Corn) is a major shopping street and pedestrian precinct in Oxford, England that runs north to south between Magdalen Street and Carfax Tower.

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Cowley Road, Oxford

Cowley Road is an arterial road in the city of Oxford, England, running southeast from near the city centre at The Plain near Magdalen Bridge, through the inner city area of East Oxford, and to the industrial suburb of Cowley.

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Cowley, Oxfordshire

Cowley is a residential and industrial area in Oxford, in the county of Oxfordshire, England.

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Derailment

In rail transport, a derailment is a type of train wreck that occurs when a rail vehicle such as a train comes off its rails.

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Double-track railway

A double-track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single-track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.

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Frank Gray (politician)

Francis James Gray (31 August 1880 – 2 March 1935) was a British politician and welfare campaigner.

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Headington

Headington is an eastern suburb of Oxford, in the county of Oxfordshire, England.

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Henry Taunt

Henry William Taunt (1842–1922) was a professional photographer, author, publisher and entertainer based in Oxford, England.

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High Street, Oxford

The High Street in Oxford, England, known locally as the High, runs between Carfax, generally seen as the centre of the city, and Magdalen Bridge to the east.

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Horsebus

A horse-bus or horse-drawn omnibus was a large, enclosed, and sprung horse-drawn vehicle used for passenger transport before the introduction of motor vehicles.

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Iffley Road

Iffley Road is a major arterial road in Oxford, England.

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John Betjeman

Sir John Betjeman, (28 August 190619 May 1984) was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster.

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Kingston Road, Oxford

Kingston Road is a road in Oxford, England.

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List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1870

This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1870.

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List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1907

This is a complete list of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the year 1907.

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Long Hanborough

Long Hanborough is a village in Hanborough civil parish, about northeast of Witney in West Oxfordshire, England.

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Magdalen College, Oxford

Magdalen College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford.

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Magdalen Street

Magdalen Street is a short shopping street in central Oxford, England, just north of the original north gate in the city walls.

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New Hinksey

New Hinksey is a suburb in the south of the city of Oxford.

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Oxford

Oxford is a city and non-metropolitan district in Oxfordshire, England, of which it is the county town.

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Oxford Bus Company

The City of Oxford Motor Services Limited, trading as Oxford Bus Company, is a bus operator serving the city and surrounding area of Oxford, England. City of Oxford Tramways Company and Oxford Bus Company are transport in Oxford.

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Oxford Bus Museum

The Oxford Bus Museum is a transport museum at Long Hanborough, West Oxfordshire, England, about northeast of Witney and northwest of the city of Oxford.

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Oxford City Council

Oxford City Council is the local authority for the city of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England.

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Oxford Illustrated Press

The Oxford Illustrated Press Ltd was a book publishing company associated with Oxford, England.

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Oxford railway station

Oxford railway station is a mainline railway station, one of two serving the city of Oxford, England. City of Oxford Tramways Company and Oxford railway station are transport in Oxford.

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Oxford Rewley Road railway station

Oxford Rewley Road railway station was a railway station serving the city of Oxford, England, located immediately to the north of what is now Frideswide Square on the site of the Saïd Business School, to the west of Rewley Road. City of Oxford Tramways Company and Oxford Rewley Road railway station are transport in Oxford.

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Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society

The Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society (OAHS) has existed in one form or another since at least 1839, although with its current name only since 1972. City of Oxford Tramways Company and Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society are history of Oxford.

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Passing loop

A passing loop (UK usage) or passing siding (North America) (also called a crossing loop, crossing place, refuge loop or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at or near a station, where trains or trams travelling in opposite directions can pass each other.

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Penny (British pre-decimal coin)

The British pre-decimal penny was a denomination of sterling coinage worth of one pound or of one shilling.

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Queen Street, Oxford

Queen Street is a pedestrianised shopping street in central Oxford, England.

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Rates in the United Kingdom

Rates are a tax on property in the United Kingdom used to fund local government.

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Single-track railway

A single-track railway is a railway where trains traveling in both directions share the same track.

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South Parade

South Parade is a shopping street in Summertown, north Oxford, England. City of Oxford Tramways Company and South Parade are history of Oxford.

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St Aldate's, Oxford

St Aldate's is a street in central Oxford, England, named after Saint Aldate, but formerly known as Fish Street.

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St Giles', Oxford

St Giles' is a wide boulevard leading north from the centre of Oxford, England.

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St Margaret's Road

St Margaret's Road is a road in North Oxford, England. City of Oxford Tramways Company and St Margaret's Road are 1879 establishments in England.

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Standard-gauge railway

A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of.

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The stud contact system is an obsolete ground-level power supply system for electric trams.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Oxford_Tramways_Company

Also known as Oxford and District Tramways Act 1907.

, Tramways Act 1870, University of Oxford, Walton Street, Oxford, William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, Wolvercote, Woodstock Road, Oxford, Worcester College, Oxford.

City of Oxford Tramways Company, the Glossary

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4 ft gauge railways in England

Transport in Oxford

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