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The Darlington Corporation Light Railways operated a tramway service in Darlington between 1904 and 1926.〔The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.〕 ==History== Darlington was the first municipality to take advantage of the Light Railways Act 1896. Its tramways were authorised by this act. In preparation for the new tramway, the corporation opened a new power station in the town in December 1900.〔The Light Railways of Darlington, G.S. Hearse, Tramway Review, Vol. 2, Issue 9, 1953.〕 The corporation bought out the Stockton and Darlington Steam Tramway Company which (despite its name) had been operating horse-drawn trams in Darlington since 1880. The price paid for this was £7,600. The lines were leased to C.J. O'Dowd who continued to operate them until 18 August 1903, when the service was withdrawn for reconstruction. Kennedy and Jenkins were appointed consulting engineers, and the contractor for the permanent way was Messrs J.G. White and Company. The overhead wires were erected by Brush Electrical Equipment Company. A depot was erected in Haughton Road. On 25 May 1904, the system was inspected by the Board of Trade and passed fit for public use. It was opened by the Mayoress Mrs A Henderson, who drove the first car on 1 June 1904. 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「Darlington Corporation Light Railways」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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