Whether it be horse-drawn or the electric trams, we know you’ll love taking a look through these really old images from around our area and seeing how much life has changed over the years.
The images in this gallery are from several external collections that we have on The News archive.
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5. Trams of Portsmouth over the years
Clarendon Road in flood. In the first third of the last century we see a packed tram travelling east along a flooded Clarendon Road, Southsea. Picture: Barry Cox collection Photo: The News archive
6. Trams of Portsmouth over the years
The last tram to run in Portsmouth Picture: Barry Cox collection Photo: The News archive
7. Trams of Portsmouth over the years
1902: Men erecting a traction pole at the King's Road junction during the electrification of the Portsmouth tram system. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive
8. Trams of Portsmouth over the years
A Tram from Horndean passes over Spur Road, Cosham in the 1930s.Then - A tramcar from Horndean on the Portsdown & Horndean Light Railway passes over Spur Road, Cosham. Picture: Barry Cox collection. Photo: The News archive