Maidstone Corporation began operation on 14 July 1904 with the introduction of a tram service to Barming, supplemented by routes to Loose and Tovil by 1907.[2]
The company depot and offices were located on the north side of Tonbridge Road, about 50 metres east of its junction with Queens Road at TQ 7372 5510, and a tramshed with a capacity of four tramcars was located near Pickering Street in Loose at TQ 7630 5270.[2]
Closure
The tramway service closed on 11 February 1930 as part of a programme of conversion to trolleybus operation. Tramcar 18 survives and is in storage in Dover awaiting restoration.[3]
References
^The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
^ abHarley, Robert J. (1994). Maidstone and Chatham Tramways. Middleton Press. ISBN1-873793-40-5.
^"Maidstone Corporation Light Railways 18 built 1909".
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