Bolton Corporation Tramways

Bolton Corporation Tramways
Bolton car No 66 preserved on the Blackpool Tramway
Operation
LocaleBolton
OpenJune 1899
Close29 March 1947
StatusClosed
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Propulsion system(s)Electric
Statistics
Route length32.36 miles (52.08 km)

Bolton Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Bolton between 1899 and 1947.[1]

At the peak of Britain’s first-generation tramways, it was possible to travel by tram all the way from Pier Head at Liverpool to the Pennines in Rochdale by tram.

[2]

  1. ^ The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
  2. ^ Waller, Peter (7 November 2022). Lost Tramways of England: Bolton, SLT, Wigan & St Helens: 15. Graffeg Limited. ISBN 978-1-80258-225-3.