Poole and District Electric Tramways | |
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Operation | |
Locale | Poole |
Open | 6 April 1901 |
Close | 16 June 1905 |
Status | Closed |
Infrastructure | |
Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
Propulsion system(s) | Electric |
Depot(s) | Ashley Road, Upper Parkstone |
Statistics | |
Route length | 3.76 miles (6.05 km) |
The Poole and District Electric Tramways operated an electric tramway service in Poole between 1901 and 1905.[1]
History
[edit]The Poole and District Electric Traction Company was a subsidiary of British Electric Traction. A single line was built from Poole railway station through Upper Parkstone to County Gates. The fare for the journey was 3d.
The company operated a fleet of 17 tramcars from a depot at Ashley Road in Upper Parkstone.
Closure
[edit]The system was bought by Poole Corporation in 1905 and leased for thirty years to Bournemouth Corporation Tramways from June 1905, and this line was subsumed into their system.
References
[edit]- ^ The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.