Close 1 August 1924 Propulsion system(s) Electric | Open 17 September 1903 Status Closed | |
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Track gauge 4 ft 7 ⁄4 in (1,416 mm) | ||
Paisley District Tramways Company operated a tramway service in Paisley between 1903 and 1923.
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History
Paisley District Tramways Company took over the Paisley Tramways Company on 17 September 1903 and undertook a programme of modernisation and electrification. The first electric tramway services started on 13 June 1904.
There were depots at:
Takeover
The company was taken over by Glasgow Corporation Tramways on 1 August 1923, which continued to operate trams in Paisley until the late 1950s.
Paisley District Tramways Company tramcar 68 survived and is preserved in the National Tramway Museum.
References
Paisley District Tramways Company Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA