Trafford Park Railway
The system's history started at the end of the 19th century, when there were no public transport routes in Trafford Park.Salford Corporation then refused to provide any more gas for the trams, and the service was once again suspended until the Estates Company bought the entire operation for £2,000 in 1900.Between 1904 and 1907 the estates company also operated a horse-drawn bus for the use of "gentlemen" staying at Trafford Hall, then a hotel.The West Manchester Light Railway Company was set up the following year to take over the operations of the tramway and to lay additional track.At its peak, the estate's railway network covered 26 route miles (42 km), handling about 2.5 million tons of cargo in 1940.