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 , 1910 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. only, with a busy
O'Connell Bridge in the 1930s with double decker trams. 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. ==Other tram companies in Dublin==