Operation | |
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Locale | Lancaster |
Open | 14 January 1903 |
Close | 4 April 1930 |
Status | Closed |
Infrastructure | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Propulsion system(s) | Electric |
Electrification | (?) |
Statistics | |
Route length | 2.99 miles (4.81 km) |
Lancaster Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Lancaster between 1903 and 1930. [1]
Tramway track is used on tramways or light rail operations. Grooved rails are often used to provide a protective flangeway in the trackwork in city streets. Like standard rail tracks, tram tracks consist of two parallel steel rails.
Lancaster is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is on the River Lune and has a population of 52,234; the wider City of Lancaster local government district has a population of 138,375.
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Birmingham Corporation Tramways operated a network of tramways in Birmingham from 1904 until 1953. It was the largest narrow-gauge tramway network in the UK, and was built to a gauge of 3 ft 6 in. It was the fourth largest tramway network in the UK behind London, Glasgow and Manchester.
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