The story
Formation
The DUTC was formed by the merging of several of Dublin's existing tram operators in 1881, that is:
The Dublin Tramways Company
The North Dublin Street Tramways Company
The Dublin Central Tramways Company
Expansion and electrification
Dublin's first electric trams were run between Haddington Road and Dalkey in 1896, initially by the Dublin Southern Tramways Company, but soon incorporated into the DUTC, as it purchased from the Imperial Tramways Company and integrated that company, itself comprising:
The Dublin Southern Districts Tramways Company
The Blackrock and Kingstown Tramway
The DUTC subsequently changed its name to the Dublin United Tramways Company (1896) Limited, and later again changed the "Tramways" part of its name to "Transport" in 1941, reflecting the increasing use of buses and a reduction of the tram fleet.
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The DUTC's logo (sometimes known as "the Flying Snail") was adopted as the logo of CIÉ and continued to be painted on the sides of Ireland's buses and trains until the 1960s.
The company's Sandymount depot was on Gilford Road.
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