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Barking Town Urban District Council Light Railways operated a passenger tramway service in
Barking Barking may refer to: Places * Barking, London, a town in East London, England ** London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, a local government district covering the town of Barking ** Municipal Borough of Barking, a historical local government dist ...
between 1903 and 1929.The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.


History

Barking Town Urban District Council Barking was a local government district, and later civil parish and borough, in southwest Essex, England from 1882 to 1965. It was known as Barking Town from 1882 to 1931. The district included the town of Barking, eastern Beckton and the southwes ...
opened services on this tramway on 1 December 1903. With a total of 2.8 route miles, this was one of the shortest tramway operations in Britain. The depot was located at


Fleet

*1-3
Brush Electrical Engineering Company Brush Traction is a manufacturer and maintainer of Locomotive, railway locomotives in Loughborough, England. It is a subsidiary of Wabtec. History Hughes's Locomotive & Tramway Engine Works Henry Hughes had been operating at the Falcon Wo ...
1903 *4-5
Brush Electrical Engineering Company Brush Traction is a manufacturer and maintainer of Locomotive, railway locomotives in Loughborough, England. It is a subsidiary of Wabtec. History Hughes's Locomotive & Tramway Engine Works Henry Hughes had been operating at the Falcon Wo ...
1903 (withdrawn in 1926) *6-7
Brush Electrical Engineering Company Brush Traction is a manufacturer and maintainer of Locomotive, railway locomotives in Loughborough, England. It is a subsidiary of Wabtec. History Hughes's Locomotive & Tramway Engine Works Henry Hughes had been operating at the Falcon Wo ...
1903 *8
Brush Electrical Engineering Company Brush Traction is a manufacturer and maintainer of Locomotive, railway locomotives in Loughborough, England. It is a subsidiary of Wabtec. History Hughes's Locomotive & Tramway Engine Works Henry Hughes had been operating at the Falcon Wo ...
1911 (sold to
Ilford Urban District Council Tramways Ilford Urban District Council Tramways operated a passenger tramway service in Ilford between 1903 and 1933.The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis. History Ilford Urban District Council started services on 14 March 1903. ...
in 1915) *9
Brush Electrical Engineering Company Brush Traction is a manufacturer and maintainer of Locomotive, railway locomotives in Loughborough, England. It is a subsidiary of Wabtec. History Hughes's Locomotive & Tramway Engine Works Henry Hughes had been operating at the Falcon Wo ...
1911 (sold to
East Ham Corporation Tramways East Ham Corporation Tramways operated a passenger tramway service in East Ham between 1901 and 1933.The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis. History East Ham started services on 22 June 1901. The depot and power station ...
in 1915) *10
Brush Electrical Engineering Company Brush Traction is a manufacturer and maintainer of Locomotive, railway locomotives in Loughborough, England. It is a subsidiary of Wabtec. History Hughes's Locomotive & Tramway Engine Works Henry Hughes had been operating at the Falcon Wo ...
1912 (sold to
Ilford Urban District Council Tramways Ilford Urban District Council Tramways operated a passenger tramway service in Ilford between 1903 and 1933.The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis. History Ilford Urban District Council started services on 14 March 1903. ...
in 1914)


Closure

On 16 February 1929 the last services were replaced by buses.


References

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