[1] In June 1905 the company took a lease on the Poole and District Electric Tramways and a connection was made to this system for through running.

[2] Until May 1911, part of the system was equipped with conduit current collection to avoid unsightly overhead wiring on the central section of the tramway.

The system extended to the suburb of Winton to the north and to the adjacent towns of Poole to the west and Christchurch to the east.

The major lines were: There were four depots: The fleet, in a livery of maroon and yellow, consisted of: The tramway system began its closure in 1929 when motorbuses of Hants and Dorset Motor Services were introduced as a tram replacement on the Lower Parkstone route.

It was launched into service in 1992, bearing the fleet number 16 and a livery closely resembling that of the Bournemouth system.