The Falkirk and District Tramways operated a tramway service in Falkirk between 1905 and 1936.The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.

History

The company started services on 21 October 1905. The company obtained most its initial tramcars from the Compagnie Générale de Construction of St Denis, France. Three others were obtained from Brush.

Closure

The

Scottish Motor Traction Scottish Motor Traction (SMT) was founded in Edinburgh in 1905 by William Johnston Thomson. It operated buses in much of central Scotland. Aside from its traditional bus operations, it operated an air taxi service with a De Havilland Fox Moth b ...

Company took over the company in 1935, and the tramway services were closed on 21 July 1936 in favour of its own bus services. Tramcar 14 survived and is now restored and in the custody of Falkirk Museums.

References

External links

Falkirk and District Tramways Company at the British Tramway Company Badges and Buttons website.
{{Historic UK Trams Tram transport in Scotland 4 ft gauge railways in Scotland