The Barrow-in-Furness Tramways Company operated a tramway service in

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between 1885 and 1932.The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.

History

The Barrow-in-Furness Tramways Company was owned by Barrow-in-Furness Corporation. It started steam operated tramway services on 11 July 1885, with eight steam locomotives from Kitson and Company and eight trailers from the

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. On 23 December 1899 it was taken over by

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who proceeded to modernise and electrify the system. The first electric service ran on 6 February 1904. Barrow-in-Furness Corporation took over operation of the service on 1 January 1920 at a cost of £96,250 (equivalent to £ in ). The last service ran on 5 April 1932.

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