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Trams in Barrow-in-Furness


  • 1881: The Barrow-in-Furness Corporation Act of 1881 authorised the construction of a tramway system in the borough.
  • 1885: The Barrow-in-Furness Tramways Company steam-operated tram services began. The first routes included Furness Abbey to the Town Hall, Barrow Steelworks, Ramsden Square, and Roose. 
  • 1886: The system expanded to include Ramsden Dock Station.
  • 1898: The company went into liquidation and the tramways were taken over by the British Electric Traction Company.
  • 1904: Work to fully electrify the tram system was completed.
  • 1911, 4th August: Trams extended to Biggar Bank on Walney Island, for a day at the beach.
  • 1920: The Barrow Council took over operation of the tram service.
  • 1932, 5th April: The last tram service ran, and the system was decommissioned in favour of buses.
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The last tram at Barrow - April 5th 1932
- Four men are standing in front of a tram (number 45) which has been decorated with a garland on the front and the destination sign has been set to “Special …
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Tram on Bridge Road - 1911
- Photo, 22 July 1911. Looking North West along Bridge Road. Open top tram Number 6 heading North West, advert on front for Worthington beer. Road is dirty. Lamp posts on …
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Tram Car, Abbey Road - 1920s
- Looking Northeast on Abbey Road near Crosslands Park Road junction. Single deck tram car No 42 heading to the Abbey Terminus. Has Biggar Bank as destination for return. No adverts …
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Adverts On The Front Of A Tram - c.1918
- Adverts on front of Tram 23 at depot.The Daily Mirror: Best photographs. Sunday Pictorial: Read Mr Bottomley this week. Adverts on front of Tram 23.....Image from the Sankey Family Photograph …
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Tram on Walney Bridge
- Photo, post 1911. Tram No. 16 heads across a fairly new Walney Bridge to Amphitrite (possibly misspelled as Amphritrite) Street (after first journeys made in August 1911). Workmen are standing, …
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Close up detail of tram front
- Photo, early 20th Century. Detailed photo of cow-catcher on front of scruffy tram. A number 1 is visible, but there is probably another number the other side of the headlamp....Image …
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Inauguration of Trams to Biggar Bank - 4 Aug 1911
- One garlanded trams with flowers and flags at Biggar Bank with people looking on. 5 passengers still on tram, all standing....Image from the Sankey Family Photograph Collection (c/o Cumbria Archives), …
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Inauguration of Trams to Biggar Bank - 4 Aug 1911
- View looking at tram with people on upper deck. Many people formed in a U facing the camera....Image from the Sankey Family Photograph Collection (c/o Cumbria Archives), available under a …
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Inauguration of Trams to Biggar Bank - 4 Aug 1911
- View looking north at marquee with two garlanded trams in the background. Children on the grass.....Image from the Sankey Family Photograph Collection (c/o Cumbria Archives), available under a Creative Commons …
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