 By 1889 a section of track from Great Union Street to Hedon Road, going as far as the junction with Lee Smith Street had been completed, and opened for traffic.The tramway was originally intended to extend as far as the outlying village of Marfleet; extension beyond Lee Smith Street were delayed, and in 1892 the company sought to rescind from its original obligations; the maximum extent of the line was to just beyond the Holderness Drain on Hedon Road, a short branch to Drypool Bridge was also later built.The company used 2 axle steam locomotives built by Thomas Green & Son.