The Middlesbrough, Stockton and Thornaby Electric Tramways Company operated an electric tramway service between

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area. Until the early 1800s, the a ...

, Thornaby-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees and

Norton Norton may refer to: Places Norton, meaning 'north settlement' in Old English, is a common place name. Places named Norton include: Canada * Rural Municipality of Norton No. 69, Saskatchewan *Norton Parish, New Brunswick **Norton, New Brunswick, a ...

between 1898 and 1921.The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.

History

The

Imperial Tramways Company The Imperial Tramways Company Ltd (1878 to 1930) was created to bring under common management a number of street tramways. Originally based in London, its headquarters moved to Bristol in 1892 and from then on it shared its senior management with ...

had been acquiring local tramway companies in the area, and once these were all under its control, it rebuilt these as a unified system to connect Middlesbrough and Stockton. From Norton Green, the former steam route was extended beyond Thornaby to Newport, and the former horse route was extended beyond Middlesbrough Town Hall to Borough Road East. From

Middlesbrough railway station Middlesbrough is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line, Esk Valley Line and Tees Valley Line. The station serves the town of Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by TransPennine Express. Accor ...

the line extended beyond Benson Street, to Roman Road. Services started on 16 July 1898. One further extension from

to the ferry opened on 16 August 1901. The depot was located off Boathouse Lane at grid reference .

Closure

On 2 April 1921, the Middlesbrough, Stockton and Thornaby Corporations exercised their rights to purchase the tramway company assets within their own districts and set up their own tramway operations as

Middlesbrough Corporation Tramways Middlesbrough Corporation Tramways operated an electric tramway service in Middlesbrough between 1921 and 1934. History On 4 April 1921 Middlesbrough Corporation Tramways took over operation of the Middlesbrough, Stockton and Thornaby Electri ...

. The transfer of this

concern brought to an end to Imperial's tramway interests, although the company continued in existence until it sold the

Corris Railway The Corris Railway ( cy, Rheilffordd Corris) is a narrow gauge preserved railway based in Corris on the border between Merionethshire (now Gwynedd) and Montgomeryshire (now Powys) in Mid-Wales. The line opened in 1859 as a horse tramway, runni ...

in 1930.

References

External links

Middlesbrough, Stockton and Thornaby Electric Tramways at British Tramway Company Badges and Buttons
{{Historic UK Trams Tram transport in England Transport in Middlesbrough