Gravesend, Rosherville and Northfleet Tramways

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Gravesend, Rosherville and Northfleet Tramways
Operation
Locale Gravesend, Kent, Northfleet
Open 15 June 1883
Close 30 June 1901
Status Closed
Infrastructure
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Propulsion system(s) Horse

Gravesend, Rosherville and Northfleet Tramways operated a tramway service between Gravesend, Kent and Northfleet between 1883 and 1901. [1]

Northfleet town in the Borough of Gravesham in Kent, England

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History

Services started on 15 June 1883 on a horse-drawn tramway from Leather Bottle, Northfleet to Wellington Street, Gravesend running at half-hour intervals.

Closure

In 1901 the company was taken over by the Gravesend and Northfleet Electric Tramways, a subsidiary of British Electric Traction.

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British Electric Traction

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References

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