▁started ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁with ▁single - hor se ▁single - deck ▁tram c ars . ▁The ▁Tr am ways ▁Trust ▁Company ▁went ▁into ▁liquid ation ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁ ▁Pl ans ▁were ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trade ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁for ▁extensions , ▁but , ▁pres umably ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁financial ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁company , ▁these ▁were ▁not ▁constructed . ▁ ▁City ▁of ▁Wor c ester ▁Tr am ways ▁Company ▁ ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁Wor c ester ▁Tr am ways ▁Company ▁purchased ▁the ▁Wor c ester ▁tram way ▁from ▁the ▁liquid ator ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁but ▁this ▁new ▁company ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁financial ▁position ▁and ▁on ▁ 3 ▁April ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁w ound ▁up . ▁ ▁The ▁Wor c ester ▁Tr am ways ▁Company ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁assets ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁There ▁were ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁horses , ▁nine ▁tram c ars ▁and ▁eleven ▁horse ▁bus es . ▁ ▁Cl os ure ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁British ▁Electric ▁Tra ction ▁gained ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁Pl ans ▁were ▁put ▁in ▁place ▁for ▁modern isation ▁and ▁elect r ification ▁of ▁the ▁system . ▁ ▁The ▁Wor c ester ▁Tr am ways ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁and ▁the ▁Wor c ester ▁( Extension ) ▁Light ▁Railway ▁Order ▁of ▁ 1 9 0