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Rochdale Corporation Tramways operated an electric tramway service in Rochdale between 1902 and 1932.〔The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.〕 ==History== In 1898, Rochdale Town Council adopted a resolution in favour of acquiring the steam tramways operated by the Manchester, Bury, Rochdale and Oldham Steam Tramways Company, which had operated services in Rochdale since 1 November 1883. The Rochdale Corporation Act of 1900 included proposals for new tramways. Construction started on 15 June 1901, and the first line was inspected on 15 May 1902 and opened one week later.〔Rochdale Corporation Tramways, H.G. Dibdin, Tramway Review. Vol. 12, No. 93, Spring 1978〕 Eventually the number of routes expanded, to Bacup, Norden, Castleton, Newhey and Todmorden. In 1925 the Corporation bought the Middleton Electric Tramways Company for £79,000. The line was shared between Manchester Corporation and Oldham Corporation. The tram routes merged into Rochdale Corporation's network of services which offered the capability of through services to Manchester. 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「Rochdale Corporation Tramways」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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