Yorkshire (Woollen District) Electric Tramways | |
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Operation | |
Locale | Dewsbury |
Open | 18 February 1903 |
Close | 31 October 1934 |
Status | Closed |
Infrastructure | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Propulsion system(s) | Electric |
Statistics | |
Route length | 22.92 miles (36.89 km) |
The Yorkshire (Woollen District) Electric Tramways operated a tramway service in Dewsbury between 1903 and 1934.[1]
History
[edit]Under the Spen Valley Light Railways Order of 1901 British Electric Traction set up the Yorkshire (Woollen District) Electric Tramways.
The company established a tramway network centred on Dewsbury with branches to Cleckheaton, Birkenshaw, Ravensthorpe, Thornhill and Birstal.[2]
Operations were replaced by the buses of British Electric Traction-owned Yorkshire Woollen District Transport Company.
Closure
[edit]Services ended on 31 October 1934.
References
[edit]- ^ The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
- ^ Nostalgia on Tuesday: Rise of the tram The Yorkshire Post, 13 June 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2021