Going off the rails: new track laid across Portsmouth for electric trams

A set of historic pictures from the early years of the 20th century which show the modernisation of Portsmouth’s public transport system.
By Deborah Croker
Published 13th Oct 2021, 19:16 GMT
1902: The laying of the electric track for Portsmouth trams, outside the town hall (later the Guildhall). Picture: Hulton Archive/Getty Images.1902: The laying of the electric track for Portsmouth trams, outside the town hall (later the Guildhall). Picture: Hulton Archive/Getty Images.
1902: The laying of the electric track for Portsmouth trams, outside the town hall (later the Guildhall). Picture: Hulton Archive/Getty Images.

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