| Kalgoorlie tramway network | |
|---|---|
 Tram 3 | |
| Operation | |
| Locale | Kalgoorlie,Western Australia |
| Open | 20 May 1902 |
| Close | 10 March 1952 |
| Status | Closed |
| Infrastructure | |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion system(s) | Electricity |
| Electrification | Overhead catenary |
| Statistics | |
| Track length (total) | 23.87 kilometres |
TheKalgoorlie tramway network served theWestern Australian city ofKalgoorlie from 1902 until 1952.
In 1899 English company Kalgoorlie Electric Tramway Limited was granted a concession to build a tramway inKalgoorlie. It shared common ownership withPerth Electric Tramways Limited. Construction commenced in February 1902 with the first section between Kalgoorle andBoulder opening on 20 May 1902.[1][2]
The network was progressively expanded to operate the following routes by 1905:[1]
With the goldfields in decline, some lines closed in the 1920s. After a gold-led revival in the 1930s, the network further contracted in the 1940s. On 31 March 1947 the remainder of the network was taken over by the Eastern Goldfields Transport Board.[3] Tram operations ceased on 10 March 1952.[2]
The initial rolling stock consisted of fifteen single-truck and ten bogie cars manufactured byJG Brill Company ofPhiladelphia. The single truck cars were equipped with two 35 hpGeneral Electric motors, and the double-truck cars with four motors of the same capacity. Five of the bogie cars were transferred toPerth in 1903, with five replacements delivered to Kalgoorlie in 1904. Seven trailer cars were purchased at the same time. In the 1930s an additional eight trams were bodied locally by the Kalgoorlie Electric Tramway.[1]
Two of the trams from the network have been preserved by thePerth Electric Tramway Society at its heritage tramway inWhiteman Park,Perth.[4] A third has been preserved by theSydney Tramway Museum.
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