Gravesend and Northfleet Electric Tramways

Gravesend and Northfleet Electric Tramways
A tram at Gravesend Clock Tower before August 1907
Operation
Locale	Gravesend, Kent, Northfleet
Open	2 August 1902
Close	29 February 1929
Status	Closed
Infrastructure
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Propulsion system	Electric
Statistics
Route length	6.47 miles (10.41 km)

Gravesend and Northfleet Electric Tramways operated a tramway service between Gravesend, Kent and Northfleet between 1902 and 1929. ^[1]

History

In 1901 the Gravesend, Rosherville and Northfleet Tramways were taken over by the Gravesend and Northfleet Electric Tramways, a subsidiary of British Electric Traction. The tramway was converted from 3 ft 6in gauge to standard gauge and electrified.

Services started on 2 August 1902 with a route from Galley Hill, Swanscombe to Denton. In 1903 New tram routes opened from Pelham Road to Perry Street, Windmill Street to Old Road and a connection to the Leather Bottle, Northfleet.

The depot was located off Dover Road East at TQ 6351 7358 .

In 1921 it obtained two second hand cars from the Taunton Tramway.

Closure

The tramway service closed on 29 February 1929.

References

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

External links

• Gravesend and Northfleet Electric Tramways at the British Tramway Company Badges and Buttons website.