Paisley Tramways Company

Paisley Tramways Company
Operation
Locale Paisley
Open 30 December 1885
Close 17 September 1903
Status Closed
Infrastructure
Track gauge 4 ft 7 34 in (1,416 mm)
Propulsion system(s) Horse
Statistics
Route length 2.44 miles (3.93 km)

Paisley Tramways Company operated a tramway service in Paisley between 1885 and 1903.[1]

History

The Paisley Tramways Order of 1885 authorised construction of this tramway in Paisley, and the Paisley Tramways Company started a horse-drawn tramway service on 30 December 1885.

Closure

The company was taken over by Paisley District Tramways Company on 17 September 1903.

References

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


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