The Brighton and Shoreham Tramway operated a tramway service in
Shoreham between 1884 and 1913.
History
The Brighton and Shoreham Tramway ran from a terminus in Southdown Road,
Shoreham to Westbourne Villas in
Hove
Hove is a seaside resort and one of the two main parts of the city of Brighton and Hove, along with Brighton in East Sussex, England. Originally a "small but ancient fishing village" surrounded by open farmland, it grew rapidly in the 19th cen ...
, on the former boundary between Hove and Portslade.
[Harley, Robert J. ''Brighton's Tramways'', Middleton Press, 1992. .] It never penetrated Hove, although a connecting horse-bus (route 112, operated by the Brighton and Preston United Omnibus Company) was available from the Westbourne Villas terminus.
Construction started in 1883 and route was opened throughout on 3 July 1884, initially with steam-driven trams. After this proved unsuccessful, other methods of propulsion were tried (including, in 1887, an early battery-powered locomotive). In 1893 these were abandoned in favour of horses.
Closure
The
British Electric Traction company took over the operations in 1898, but was unable to agree with any of the local authorities on a strategy for electrification. The tramway closed in June 1913.
References
{{Historic UK Trams
Tram transport in England
3 ft 6 in gauge railways in England