The Carstairs House Tramway operated between
Carstairs railway station
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, caption = North end (Glasgow end) of the station
, borough = Carstairs, South Lanarkshire
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and Carstairs House between 1888 and 1895.
History
The tramway was built by
Joseph Monteith who owned
Carstairs House
Carstairs House, also known as Monteith House, is a country house south-west of Carstairs South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The house is protected as a category A listed building.
History
Carstairs House was designed by the Edinburgh architect Wil ...
. The construction engineers were Anderson and Munro, Electrical Engineers, 136 Bothwell Street, Glasgow.
[The Electrical engineer, Volume 3, 1889]
Its purpose was to provide transport for his family and guests to and from Carstairs railway station. He pioneered the use of hydroelectric power, and constructed a power station to provide electricity for the house and tramway.
The system was described in the ''Leeds Times'' of Saturday 18 May 1889 as follows:
Closure
Electric services probably ceased around 1895 and then the line was operated for goods traffic using horse power for a few more years. The remains of the tramway were sold in the 1930s.
References
{{Historic UK Trams
Tram transport in Scotland
2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Scotland
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