The First International Tramways and Light Railways Exhibition was held in the Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington, London from 30 June 1900 – 11 July 1900.[1]
The International Tramways and Light Railways Exhibition was promoted by "The Tramway and Railway World".
The exhibitors included:
- The Electric Tramways Equipment Company of Birmingham
- The Ohio Brass Company
- British Westinghouse Electric, which ran a full-sized double-decked car on track in the exhibition hall to demonstrate its third rail and conduit system.
- British Mannesman Tube Company, Showed traction, arc and trolley poles[2]
- British Thomson-Houston
- Brush Electrical Engineering Company
- Brill Company
- Robert W. Blackwell and Company a large display of items related to electrically equipped vehicles and lines including poles, trolleys, insulators, trucks, conduits, fittings and an electric car to carry 53 passengers.
- Dick, Kerr & Co.
- Electric Railway and Tramway Carriage Works[3]
- English Electric Manufacturing Company
Mr. O'Brien won the competition for reversible tramway seats.[4]
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