The Sheerness and District Tramways operated a tramway service in
Sheerness between 1903 and 1917.
History
The system opened on 9 April 1903 with a depot located at near
Sheerness East railway station. There were 12 tramcars obtained from
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 ...
of Loughborough.
In 1904, tramcars 9-12 were sold to the
City of Birmingham Tramways Company Ltd
The City of Birmingham Tramways Company Ltd operated trams in Birmingham, England, from 1896 until 1911.
The company was formed on 29 September 1896 by James Ross (President and Vice-President of the Toronto and Montreal Street Railway Co. ...
.
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
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
.
Tramcars 1 to 8 were sold to
Darlington Corporation Light Railways
The Darlington Corporation Light Railways operated a tramway service in Darlington between 1904 and 1926.
History
Darlington was the first municipality to take advantage of the Light Railways Act 1896. Its tramways were authorised by this ac ...
in 1917.
References
External links
Sheerness and District Tramways at the British Tramway Company Badges and Buttons website.
Sheerness
Tram transport in England
3 ft 6 in gauge railways in England
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