The Hartlepool Electric Tramways Company was a subsidiary of British Electric Traction. In January 1899 it purchased the assets of the Hartlepools Steam Tramways Company, which had been owned by the General Electric Tramways Company since 1895.
The Hartlepool Electric Tramways Order of 1895 gave the General Electric Tramways Company power to acquire the assets of the Hartlepools Steam Tramways Company and modernise and electrify the system. Electric services began on 19 May 1896.[2] Five electric tramcars were obtained from G.F. Milnes & Co. based in a new depot on Cleveland Road at Greenland.
Meanwhile, the Hartlepool Electric Tramways Company, a subsidiary of British Electric Traction, constructed the remaining sections. In January 1899 it gained control of the whole system and on 10 March 1899, Clarence Road to Foggy Furze, and a branch from Stockton Street to Ward Jackson Park opened with five tramcars from Brush Electrical Engineering Company. An extension from Church Street to Seaton Carew, via Seaton Road, opened on 28 March 1902.
On 31 August 1912, West Hartlepool Corporation purchased the tramway within its boundaries. In 1925 the section within Hartlepool was bought by Hartlepool Corporation and leased back to the company.
Closureedit
The system was closed on 25 March 1927.
Referencesedit
^The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
hartlepool, electric, tramways, operated, tramway, service, hartlepool, county, durham, england, between, 1899, 1927, operationlocalehartlepoolopenjanuary, 1899close25, march, 1927statusclosedinfrastructuretrack, gauge3, propulsion, system, electricstatisticsr. The Hartlepool Electric Tramways operated a tramway service in Hartlepool County Durham England between 1899 and 1927 1 Hartlepool Electric TramwaysOperationLocaleHartlepoolOpenJanuary 1899Close25 March 1927StatusClosedInfrastructureTrack gauge3 ft 6 in 1 067 mm Propulsion system s ElectricStatisticsRoute length6 98 miles 11 23 km History editThe Hartlepool Electric Tramways Company was a subsidiary of British Electric Traction In January 1899 it purchased the assets of the Hartlepools Steam Tramways Company which had been owned by the General Electric Tramways Company since 1895 The Hartlepool Electric Tramways Order of 1895 gave the General Electric Tramways Company power to acquire the assets of the Hartlepools Steam Tramways Company and modernise and electrify the system Electric services began on 19 May 1896 2 Five electric tramcars were obtained from G F Milnes amp Co based in a new depot on Cleveland Road at Greenland Meanwhile the Hartlepool Electric Tramways Company a subsidiary of British Electric Traction constructed the remaining sections In January 1899 it gained control of the whole system and on 10 March 1899 Clarence Road to Foggy Furze and a branch from Stockton Street to Ward Jackson Park opened with five tramcars from Brush Electrical Engineering Company An extension from Church Street to Seaton Carew via Seaton Road opened on 28 March 1902 On 31 August 1912 West Hartlepool Corporation purchased the tramway within its boundaries In 1925 the section within Hartlepool was bought by Hartlepool Corporation and leased back to the company Closure editThe system was closed on 25 March 1927 References edit The Golden Age of Tramways Published by Taylor and Francis Church Street Hartlepool Educational Images Historic England Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hartlepool Electric Tramways amp oldid 1211788877, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
