Sheerness and District Tramways
The Sheerness and District Tramways operated a tramway service in Sheerness between 1903 and 1917.[1]
| Sheerness and District Tramways | |
|---|---|
| Operation | |
| Locale | Sheerness |
| Open | 9 April 1903 |
| Close | 7 July 1917 |
| Status | Closed |
| Infrastructure | |
| Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Propulsion system(s) | Electric |
| Statistics | |
| Route length | 2.47 miles (3.98 km) |
History
The system opened on 9 April 1903 with a depot located at TQ 9314 7348 near Sheerness East railway station. There were 12 tramcars obtained from Brush Electrical Engineering Company of Loughborough.
In 1904, tramcars 9-12 were sold to the City of Birmingham Tramways Company Ltd.
Closure
This was the first electric tramway to close in Britain. There was a shortage of spares for its German-manufactured Siemens and Halske overhead equipment during the First World War.[2]
Tramcars 1 to 8 were sold to Darlington Corporation Light Railways in 1917.
References
- The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
- "Chronology of Sheerness in the lifetime of the Sheerness Heritage Centre". SheernessHeritageCentre.com. Retrieved 29 April 2007.
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