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Bolton Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Bolton between 1899 and 1947.〔The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.〕 ==History== The Corporation took over the Bolton Horse Tramways and the tramway assets of Edmund Holden and Company in June 1899, and undertook a programme of modernisation and electrification. The first electric services ran on routes to Great Lever, Toothill Bridge and Tonge Moor 9 December 1899. On 2 January 1900 electric services started on routes to Halliwell, Dunscar, Moses Gate, Daubhill, Deane, Lostock and Doffcocker. The depot was located on Shifnall Street at . Extensions took place as follows: *13 April 1900 - Moses Gate route was extended to Farnworth (Black Horse), the Lostock route to Horwich and the Deane route to Hulton Lane. *19 May 1900 - Lee Lane section in Horwich *21 December 1900 - Deane route extended to Chip Hill Road. *19 July 1904- Daubhill service extended to Four Lane Ends. *18 March 1905 - Toothill Bridge line extended to Breightmet * 6 May 1910 - the Darcy Lever tramway *4 May 1911 - Brownlow Fold section *8 June 1923 - Chorley Old Road service extended from Doffcocker to Montserrat *26 October 1923 - Swan Lane extension. *11 April 1924 – Brownlow Fold route extension from Elgin Street to Church Road *19 December 1924 Deane service extended to Westhoughton. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bolton Corporation Tramways」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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