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When Were The Trams Built In Kilmarnock?

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    The tramway system was built in Kilmarnock in 1904. The name of this organization was called Kilmarnock Corporation Tramways. In the south bank on the River Irvine at Riccarton, an electric powerstation was built. The tram usually moved in a specific route. The route it followed was from Ayr Road in Riccarton at its southerly point, to Knockinlaw Road in Beansburn in the North. This route had an easterly drive, at Kilmarnock Cross, that extends  along the London Road, through Crookedholm and finally ends at Hurlford. It is a village that is located in East Ayrshire, Scotland.

    However, some of the future plans for this tram route was to have an extended line along Portland Road, up John Finnie Street, West Langlands Street and finally towards Crosshouse. This plan didn't prove successful, due to the General Strike that took place in the year 1926 and also, the invention of modernized vehicles and motor buses.


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