Status Closed Route length 22.92 miles (36.89 km) Close 31 October 1934 | Propulsion system(s) Electric Open 18 February 1903 Locale Dewsbury | |
Track gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | ||
The Yorkshire (Woollen District) Electric Tramways operated a tramway service in Dewsbury between 1903 and 1934.
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History
Under the Spen Valley Light Railways Order of 1901 British Electric Traction set up the Yorkshire (Woollen District) Electric Tramways.
The company established a tramway network centred on Dewsbury with branches to Cleckheaton, Birkenshaw, Ravensthorpe, Thornhill and Birstal.
Operations were replaced by the buses of British Electric Traction-owned Yorkshire Woollen District Transport Company.
Closure
Services ended on 31 October 1934.
References
Yorkshire (Woollen District) Electric Tramways Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA