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Yorkshire (West Riding) Electric Tramways

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Yorkshire (West Riding) Electric Tramways
Operation
LocaleWakefield, Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
Open15 August 1904
Close25 July 1932
StatusClosed
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Propulsion system(s)Electric
Statistics
Route length24.69 miles (39.73 km)

The Yorkshire (West Riding) Electric Tramways operated two separate tramway services. One in Wakefield between 1904 and 1932,[1] and the other between Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford between 1906 and 1932

Yorkshire (West Riding) Electric Tramways

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Operated out of a depot in Castleford, this route ran as follows: Normanton High Street[2] – Whitwood Common – Hightown – Castleford Station[3]Castleford town centre – GlasshoughtonPontefract TanshelfPontefract Market Place.[4] Service started on 29 October 1906.

Wakefield and District Light Railway

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The Wakefield and District Light Railway operated a network of three tramway lines in Wakefield, centred on the Bull Ring.[5] Services started 15 August 1904 with tramway cars obtained from Electric Railway and Tramway Carriage Works.

Closure

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Services ended on 25 July 1932.

References

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  1. ^ The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
  2. ^ "View map: Yorkshire CCXXXIV.13 (Newland With Woodhouse Moor; Normanton) - Ordnance Survey 25 inch England and Wales, 1841-1952". maps.nls.uk.
  3. ^ "View map: Yorkshire CCXXXIV.11 (Castleford; Pontefract) - Ordnance Survey 25 inch England and Wales, 1841-1952". maps.nls.uk.
  4. ^ "View map: Yorkshire CCXLIX.4 (Pontefract) - Ordnance Survey 25 inch England and Wales, 1841-1952". maps.nls.uk.
  5. ^ "View map: Yorkshire CCXLVIII.3 (Stanley; Wakefield) - Ordnance Survey 25 inch England and Wales, 1841-1952". maps.nls.uk.
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