Once the electric services were ready, the horse drawn assets were quickly disposed of at auctions run by W.J.

The remaining 15 horses and 8 tramcars which had been held over to work the Kingsthorpe section were sold at auction in August 1904.

[4] The power generating station was constructed at the refuse destructor site in Castle Street.

[5] The work of converting the permanent way into an electric tramway system started on 20 January 1904 when contractors began to lay new lines on Wellingborough Road.

[6] The first electric service started on Thursday 21 July 1904 when an inauguration ceremony was held in Mercers’ Row.

In 1913 the Council approved a report from the Tramways Committee which recommended the expenditure of £10,850 (equivalent to £1,348,500 in 2023)[2] for the purchase of additional plant and tramcars.

The halfpenny fare was abolished but it was agreed that wounded soldiers in blue uniforms would be allowed to ride free of charge.

[12] The women were employed on a contract to work 54 hours per week and they were paid at the same rate as men conductors, £1 0s.

[2] Towards the end of the war it was reported that some of the women were working 70 hours per week due to the prevalence of sickness and consequent lost time.