title: Preston Corporation Tramways
text: # Preston Corporation Tramways
  
  Preston Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Preston, Lancashire, between 1886 and 1934.
  
  ## History
  
  Preston Council bought out the operation of the horse drawn Preston Tramways Company on 31 December 1886.
  
  Electrification resulted in the first modernised route opening on 7 June 1904. Routes extended to Penwortham Bridge, Ashton-on-Ribble, Ribbleton and Farringdon Park, and there was also a circular route via Fulwood.
  
  ## Closure
  
  The system closed on 15 December 1935.
  
  ## Reinstatement
  
  In 2010, Preston Trampower proposed to reinstate trams in Preston by building a new tramline from Preston railway station to Redscar Business Park. The scheme, known as the Guild Line, was planned for opening in 2019.
  
  