Sheerness_and_District_Tramways

Sheerness and District Tramways

Sheerness and District Tramways

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The Sheerness and District Tramways operated a tramway service in Sheerness between 1903 and 1917.[1]

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History

The system opened on 9 April 1903 with a depot located at TQ 9314 7348 near Sheerness East railway station. There were 12 tramcars obtained from Brush Electrical Engineering Company of Loughborough.

In 1904, tramcars 9-12 were sold to the City of Birmingham Tramways Company Ltd.

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 First World War.[2]

Tramcars 1 to 8 were sold to Darlington Corporation Light Railways in 1917.

References

  1. [1]
    The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
  2. [2]
    "Chronology of Sheerness in the lifetime of the Sheerness Heritage Centre". SheernessHeritageCentre.com. Retrieved 29 April 2007.


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