The main depot for the tramway was located at TR 3806 6900 (at the foot of Northdown Hill where it has a junction with Westover Road, Northdown Road and what is now Dane Valley Road).
The runaway tramcar from the Illustrated London News 3 June 1905
On 27 May 1905 car 47 failed to take a bend and came off the tracks into a grocer's shop in Bellevue Road, Ramsgate, seriously injuring the driver, conductor and the grocer's 7-year-old daughter.
On 3 August 1905, car 41, during a routine descent of the precipitous, and adverse camber leading down Madeira Walk hill into Ramsgate harbour, suddenly careered out of control, jumping the tracks, causing it to crash straight through the railings, so that it then dropped over the 30 feet (9 m) cliff edge adjacent. Providentially, only a few passengers were travelling on car 41 that day, and they came out of the ordeal unscathed, but the driver, who was new to the job, sustained some injury.
Closureedit
The tramway service closed on 27 March 1937 but the company continued to supply electrical power to the district for domestic and commercial consumption.
Referencesedit
^Klapper, Charles F. (1962). The Golden Age of Tramways. Routledge and Kegan Paul.
External linksedit
Margate Museum Factsheet: The Isle of Thanet Tramway System 1901–1937
Isle of Thanet Electric Tramways at the British Tramway Company Badges and Buttons website
April 18, 2024
isle, thanet, electric, tramways, lighting, company, operated, tramway, service, between, margate, ramsgate, between, 1901, 1937, margate, parade, 1904operationlocalemargate, ramsgateopen4, april, 1901close27, march, 1937statusclosedinfrastructuretrack, gauge3. The Isle of Thanet Electric Tramways and Lighting Company operated a tramway service between Margate and Ramsgate between 1901 and 1937 1 Isle of Thanet Electric Tramways and Lighting CompanyMargate parade in 1904OperationLocaleMargate RamsgateOpen4 April 1901Close27 March 1937StatusClosedInfrastructureTrack gauge3 ft 6 in 1 067 mm Propulsion system s ElectricStatisticsRoute length10 84 miles 17 45 km Contents 1 History 2 Fleet 3 Accidents 4 Closure 5 References 6 External linksHistory editServices started on 4 April 1901 on a route which ran from Canterbury Road Margate via Cliftonville High Street Broadstairs Dumpton Park Drive to a terminus at Ramsgate Town railway station The main depot for the tramway was located at TR 3806 6900 at the foot of Northdown Hill where it has a junction with Westover Road Northdown Road and what is now Dane Valley Road Electric power was supplied by Thanet power station adjacent to the tram depot A smaller depot was located at TR 3382 7006 at the terminus in Westbrook Fleet editThe initial livery was maroon and cream 1 40 St Louis Car Company 1901 41 50 G F Milnes amp Co 1901 51 60 British Electric Car Company 1903Accidents edit nbsp The runaway tramcar from the Illustrated London News 3 June 1905On 27 May 1905 car 47 failed to take a bend and came off the tracks into a grocer s shop in Bellevue Road Ramsgate seriously injuring the driver conductor and the grocer s 7 year old daughter On 3 August 1905 car 41 during a routine descent of the precipitous and adverse camber leading down Madeira Walk hill into Ramsgate harbour suddenly careered out of control jumping the tracks causing it to crash straight through the railings so that it then dropped over the 30 feet 9 m cliff edge adjacent Providentially only a few passengers were travelling on car 41 that day and they came out of the ordeal unscathed but the driver who was new to the job sustained some injury Closure editThe tramway service closed on 27 March 1937 but the company continued to supply electrical power to the district for domestic and commercial consumption References edit Klapper Charles F 1962 The Golden Age of Tramways Routledge and Kegan Paul External links editMargate Museum Factsheet The Isle of Thanet Tramway System 1901 1937 Isle of Thanet Electric Tramways at the British Tramway Company Badges and Buttons website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Isle of Thanet Electric Tramways and Lighting Company amp oldid 1127921489, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
