Status Closed Propulsion system(s) Electric Open 9 April 1903 | Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Route length 2.47 miles (3.98 km) Close 7 July 1917 | |
The Sheerness and District Tramways operated a tramway service in Sheerness between 1903 and 1917.
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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.
Tramcars 1 to 8 were sold to Darlington Corporation Light Railways in 1917.
References
Sheerness and District Tramways Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA