Dunfermline and District Tramways

Dunfermline and District Tramways
Operation
Locale Dunfermline
Open 2 November 1909
Close 4 July 1937
Status Closed
Infrastructure
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Propulsion system(s) Electric
Depot(s) St. Leonards Street
Statistics
Route length 18.36 miles (29.55 km)

The Dunfermline and District Tramways operated a tramway service in Dunfermline between 1909 and 1937.[1]

History

The Dunfermline and District Tramways Company was a subsidiary of the Fife Electric Power Company, itself a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty. The company started services on 2 November 1909 on a route that ran from Dunfermline via Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly to Lochore.

On 3 November 1909 a branch was opened from Dunfermline to Townhill. A branch opened from Cowdenbeath to Kelty on 17 November 1910. A third extension opened on 27 December 1913 from Dunfermline to Rumblingwell.

The final extension was a branch from Dunfermline along Queensferry Road to Rosyth. This opened on 17 May 1918.

Closure

Motorbuses began services in the area in 1924. The tram network was closed on 4 July 1937.

References

  1. The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
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