Bath Tramways Company
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| Bath Tramways Company | |
 | |
|---|---|
| Operation | |
| Locale | Bath |
| Open | 24 December 1880 |
| Close | July 1902 |
| Status | Closed |
| Infrastructure | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Propulsion system(s) | Horse |
| Depot(s) | South side of London Road, near junction with Brunswick Street |
| Statistics | |
| Route length | 1.71 miles (2.75 km) |
Bath Tramways Company and its successors operated an horse drawn tramway service in Bath between 1880 and 1902.[1]
History
The first service ran on 24 December 1880. On 26 May 1884 the company was taken over by the Patent Cable Tramways Corporation. It entered liquidation and was taken over by Dick, Kerr & Co. on 11 August 1888. This was taken over by the Bath Road Car and Tramways Company on 1 April 1889
Closure
The company was taken over by Bath Corporation and modernised and electrified by the Bath Electric Tramways Company.[2]
References
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