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

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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

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. 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 {{UK-tram-stub