| Middlesbrough Corporation Tramways | |
|---|---|
| Operation | |
| Locale | Middlesbrough |
| Open | 3 April 1921 |
| Close | 9 June 1934 |
| Status | Closed |
| Infrastructure | |
| Track gauge | 3 ft 7 in (1,093 mm) |
| Propulsion system | Electric |
| Depot(s) | Parliament Road |
| Statistics | |
| Route length | 5.49 miles (8.84 km) |
Middlesbrough Corporation Tramways operated an electric tramway service inMiddlesbrough between 1921 and 1934.[1]
On 4 April 1921 Middlesbrough Corporation Tramways took over operation of theMiddlesbrough, Stockton and Thornaby Electric Tramways Company services provided by theImperial Tramways Company.
The fleet comprised 31 tramcars operated jointly with Stockton and Thornaby Corporations betweenNorth Ormesby andNorton Green, and between theMiddlesbrough Transporter Bridge andLinthorpe.
In the first two years of operation, 9 new double-deck tramcars were purchased, the single deck trams were re-equipped, and there was a programme of track doubling and renewals.
A depot of 14,250 sq yds was built in Parliament Road, and formally opened on 19 July 1921 by the chairman of the council Tramways Committee, Councillor Edwin Turner.[2]
Bus services gradually replaced tram service from around 1926. In 1933 the company name changed to Middlesbrough Corporation Transport and the last tram ran on 9 June 1934. Following closure, four of the double decked vehicles built byHurst Nelson in 1921 were sold toSouthend-on-Sea Corporation Tramways, where they had to be regauged to run on the3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge tracks. They only lasted for another 5 years, being scrapped in 1939.[3]