ðə fˈɜːst tɹˈæmweɪ ɹˈaʊt wʌz ɐbˈændənd ɪn fˈeɪvɚɹ ʌv bˈʌsᵻz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv, ɔːlðˈoʊ fˈɜːðɚ plˈænz tə pˌʊt mˈoːɹ tɹˈæmweɪ ɹˈaʊts ˌaʊɾəv ˈækʃən wɜː pˌʊt ˌɔn hˈoʊld dˈuː tə ðɪ ˌɪntɚɹˈʌpʃən ʌv wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˌɪtʃ tˈaɪm, tɹˈæmweɪ mˈeɪntənəns dɪtˈiəɹɪɹˌeɪɾᵻd mˈɑːɹkᵻdli.
The first tramway route was abandoned in favour of buses in 1935, although further plans to put more tramway routes out of action were put on hold due to the interruption of World War II, during which time, tramway maintenance deteriorated markedly.