title: Newport Corporation Tramways
text: # Newport Corporation Tramways
  
  Newport Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Newport between 1894 and 1937.
  
  ## History
  
  Newport Corporation took over the Newport Tramways Company on 30 July 1894. The company was then leased back to Solomon Andrews to continue the service.
  
  The first electric services started on 9 April 1903. The trams sported a livery of Maroon and Cream.
  
  ## Closure
  
  The final tram ran on 5 September 1937.
  
  