These nostalgic photos show a tram car approaching the Bridge Street and Fleet Street junction on the day the tramways were opened in September 22 1904.
Just over a century ago, our town's roads welcomed a new form of public transport which proved popular with passengers.
One pic from the Adver archives shows a tram covered in decorations in 1911 to celebrate the coronation of King George V.
Another photo shows a more sombre occasion, when a tram overturned at the foot of Victoria Road in June 1906, killing five people.
After only 25 years of operation, Swindon's Trams were phased out by buses in 1929.
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