Articles with the tag: Transport


Tramway to Royal Leamington Spa

Tramway to Royal Leamington Spa

The Beginning Trams followed their steel tracks from Leamington Spa to Warwick for nearly fifty years. The trams are now a distant memory for only a few. The idea for a tramway was born when an Act of Parliament authorised the construction in 1879. The system was...
The Canal at Royal Leamington Spa

The Canal at Royal Leamington Spa

The canal is familiar as the half-forgotten waterway beneath the steep bridges at the top of Clemens Street, at the northern end of Tachbrook Road and on the approach to The Shires. The canal arrived in town just as Leamington was about to become a popular spa town...
Leamington- built cars: the Tyrrell 001

Leamington- built cars: the Tyrrell 001

It is always assumed that Leamington only ever produced one car, the Crowden*, – in spite of the fact that the town is only 10 miles away from Coventry, the spiritual home of the British motor industry, and many of the industry’s high flyers and managers...