East Ham Tramways/Corporation Tramways

Owner East Ham
Opened 22nd June 1901 (electric)
Operator East Ham
Took over (operation) 12th April 1905 (Ilford Council/Corporation Tramways) - Ilford Hill section of 'ICT'
Took over (operation) 7th June 1905 (Barking Town Urban District Council Light Railways) - section to Barking Broadway
Took over 28th April 1908 (North Metropolitan Tramways) - Romford line
Taken over 1st July 1933 (London Transport)
Length 8.34 miles
Gauge 4ft 8½ins

Button description Title (‘County Borough of East Ham) surrounding arms (shield divided into three: crozier, sailing ship and three torches) surmounted by a rising sun

Materials known Chrome

Button Line reference [None]

Comment In the absence of specific 'tramway' or indeed 'transport' pattern buttons, it would appear that East Ham Corporation used this general titled coat of arms pattern button for its tramway staff, at least from 1915 when it obtained 'County Borough' status, up until the takeover of 1933. Prior to that, East Ham was a borough (from 1904) and an urban district council (from 1894).

The arms are heavily based on the neighbouring borough of West Ham and were, at least initially, unofficial.