Hartlepools Steam Tramways Company

Hartlepools Steam Tramways
Operation
Locale Hartlepool
Open 2 August 1884
Close 21 February 1891
Status Closed
Infrastructure
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Propulsion system(s) Steam

The Hartlepools Steam Tramways operated a tramway service in Hartlepool between 1884 and 1891.[1]

History

The Hartlepool Tramways Order of 1883 authorised the Hartlepools Steam Tramways Company Ltd to construct the tramway which was built to a gauge of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm).

Services started on 2 August 1884 from Northgate, Hartlepool, via Millbank Crescent, Cleveland Road and Clarence Road, terminating in Church Street, West Hartlepool.

The rolling stock was provided by the Falcon Works, with a total fleet of 6 locomotives.

Closure

The tramway failed financially, and it closed in 1891. It was resurrected as Hartlepool Electric Tramways in 1896.

References

  1. The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.