The events which occurred to the driver, John Hurley, conductor Alex Garvey and passengers on tramcar no 3 were recorded in the Cork Examiner: "Passengers by the last tram to St. Luke's Cross, which left the Statue at 9 p.m. on Saturday, had a rather eventful journey.

The tramcar was then broken in by the police and a rifle shot was discharged, the smell of powder permeating the air.

"[3]The tram operations were permanently discontinued on 30 September 1931, falling victim to the increasing popularity of bus services operated by The Irish Omnibus Company, and the takeover of the tram company's electricity plant by Ireland's Electricity Supply Board (ESB).

The three cross city routes radiated out from the statue to Theobald Mathew in St Patrick's Street and were: The track was double through the main streets, up the Summerhill and along part of the Western Road, and short stretches of other routes.

[4] The tramway generating station at Albert Road now houses the National Sculpture Factory and the adjacent tram shed - complete with inspection and service pits (with tram rails still in place) - is also still intact and in use as a commercial premises.