In 1898, Rochdale Town Council adopted a resolution in favour of acquiring the steam tramways operated by the Manchester, Bury, Rochdale and Oldham Steam Tramways Company, which had operated services in Rochdale since 1 November 1883.
The Rochdale Corporation Act of 1900 included proposals for new tramways. Construction started on 15 June 1901, and the first line was inspected on 15 May 1902 and opened one week later.[2]
In 1925 the Corporation bought the Middleton Electric Tramways Company for £79,000. The line was shared between Manchester Corporation and Oldham Corporation. The tram routes merged into Rochdale Corporation's network of services which offered the capability of through services to Manchester.
Fleetedit
The company bought 94 passenger cars, and a water car. Five further cars were obtained second hand from the Middleton Company.
Closureedit
The whole system was closed on 12 November 1932.
Referencesedit
^The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
rochdale, corporation, tramways, operated, electric, tramway, service, rochdale, between, 1902, 1932, operationlocalerochdaleopen22, 1902close12, november, 1932statusclosedinfrastructuretrack, gauge4, propulsion, system, electricstatisticsroute, length28, mile. Rochdale Corporation Tramways operated an electric tramway service in Rochdale between 1902 and 1932 1 Rochdale Corporation TramwaysMap of Rochdale Corporation TramwaysOperationLocaleRochdaleOpen22 May 1902Close12 November 1932StatusClosedInfrastructureTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm Propulsion system s ElectricStatisticsRoute length28 71 miles 46 20 km Contents 1 History 2 Fleet 3 Closure 4 ReferencesHistory editIn 1898 Rochdale Town Council adopted a resolution in favour of acquiring the steam tramways operated by the Manchester Bury Rochdale and Oldham Steam Tramways Company which had operated services in Rochdale since 1 November 1883 The Rochdale Corporation Act of 1900 included proposals for new tramways Construction started on 15 June 1901 and the first line was inspected on 15 May 1902 and opened one week later 2 Eventually the number of routes expanded to Bacup Norden Castleton Newhey and Todmorden In 1925 the Corporation bought the Middleton Electric Tramways Company for 79 000 The line was shared between Manchester Corporation and Oldham Corporation The tram routes merged into Rochdale Corporation s network of services which offered the capability of through services to Manchester Fleet editThe company bought 94 passenger cars and a water car Five further cars were obtained second hand from the Middleton Company Closure editThe whole system was closed on 12 November 1932 References edit The Golden Age of Tramways Published by Taylor and Francis Rochdale Corporation Tramways H G Dibdin Tramway Review Vol 12 No 93 Spring 1978 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rochdale Corporation Tramways amp oldid 987036541, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
