| Ilkeston Corporation Tramways | |
|---|---|
 The first tram car on the first day | |
| Operation | |
| Locale | Ilkeston |
| Open | 16 May 1903[1] |
| Close | 8 January 1931[2] |
| Status | Closed |
| Infrastructure | |
| Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Propulsion system(s) | Electric |
| Depot(s) | Park Road, Ilkeston |
| Statistics | |
| Route length | 4.25 miles (6.84 km) |
Ilkeston Corporation Tramways was a tramway network in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, in the East Midlands of England run firstly by Ilkeston Borough Council and from 1916 by the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Tramways Company. The system ran between 1903 and 1931. Ilkeston was the first town in Derbyshire to adopt and operate a fully electrical tramway system.[3]
- ^ Turner, Keith (1996). The Directory of British Tramways. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-549-9.
- ^ "Ilkeston Trams. Service Ceased Running Last Night". Nottingham Journal. England. 9 January 1931. Retrieved 24 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ IIlkeston Tramways : Derbyshire's First Electric Tramway (Barry M Marsden) Published by Ilkeston & District Local History Society ISBN 9780902165182