Bolton Corporation Tramways | |
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Operation | |
Locale | Bolton |
Open | June 1899 |
Close | 29 March 1947 |
Status | Closed |
Infrastructure | |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Propulsion system(s) | Electric |
Statistics | |
Route length | 32.36 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.