The Colne and Trawden Light Railway Company operated a tramway service in Colne and Trawden between 1903 and 1934.The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
History
The tramway was authorised by the . It was built and operated by Greenwood & Batley of Leeds. Nuttal and Co were contractors for the permanent way, and R. W. Blackwell for the overhead wiring.The Light Railways of Colne, J.S. King, Tramway Review, Vol. 9, No. 72, Winter 1972
Construction started on 19 May 1903 when the Mayor of Colne, Alderman Varley, cut the first sod. Services started on the first section on 28 November 1903, and other sections opened in stages until the line reached Zion Chapel on Lane House Lane, Trawden by December 1905. A branch to Laneshawbridge opened by the end of December 1904. The system connected with Nelson Corporation Tramways.
Colne Corporation purchased the entire system on 24 March 1914 and the name was changed to Colne Corporation Light Railways.The Light Railways of Colne, J.S. King, Tramway Review, Vol. 9, No. 73, Spring 1973
Fleet
The company purchased vehicles as follows: 1-6 G.F. Milnes & Co. 1903 7-9 Brush Electrical Machines, Loughborough 1903 10-12 Milnes Voss, 1906 13 United Electric Car Company 1914 14-16 Brush Electrical Machines, Loughborough 1926
Closure
The system closed on 6 January 1934. It was estimated that the tramcars had travelled over 4,582,000 miles and carried 57.5 million passengers during the years of operation.The Light Railways of Colne, J.S. King, Tramway Review, Vol. 10, No. 74, Summer 1973
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