Airdrie and Coatbridge Tramways

Airdrie and Coatbridge Tramways
Operation
Locale Airdrie, Coatbridge
Open 8 February 1904
Close 1 January 1922
Status Closed
Infrastructure
Track gauge 4 ft 7 3⁄4 in (1,416 mm)
Propulsion system(s) Electric
Depot(s) Main Street
Statistics
Route length 3.63 miles (5.84 km)

Airdrie and Coatbridge Tramways operated a tramway service in Airdrie and Coatbridge between 1904 and 1922 when it was taken over by Glasgow Corporation Tramways.[1]

History

British Electric Traction established the Airdrie and Coatbridge Tramways Company to operate this single line tramway between Airdrie and Coatbridge.

Some buses were acquired by the company in October 1911 to run complimentary services.

Fleet

Closure

The tramway was purchased for £77,550 (equivalent to £2,809,244 in 2015) [2] by Airdrie and Coatbridge Corporations and a connection was made on 30 December 1920 with the Glasgow Corporation Tramways between Coatbridge and Bailleston.

The tramway was acquired by Glasgow Corporation Tramways on 1 January 1922 for the sum of £82,250[3](equivalent to £4,050,497 in 2015).[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
  2. 1 2 UK CPI inflation numbers based on data available from Gregory Clark (2016), "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)" MeasuringWorth.
  3. ↑ The Golden Age of Buses, Charles Klapper
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