Electric vehicals are becoming more common on the streets of the UK, but electric trams used to glide along them over 100 years ago.
Southend's trams started in 1901 providing cheep transport for locals and daytrippers alike.
The network was centered around Southend High Street with routes stretching west to Leigh-on-Sea, north to Prittlewell and east to Thorpe Bay.
Owen Ward met up with Richard Delahoy, who's a local transport historian, on the old track bed in Thorpe Hall Avenue to find out more.
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