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The Scarborough Tramways Company provided an electric tramway service in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, between 1904 and 1931.〔''The Golden Age of Tramways''. Published by Taylor and Francis.〕 ==History== Scarborough Corporation obtained parliamentary powers under the Scarborough Tramways Act 1902 to operate tramways in the town. The Scarborough Tramways Company was formed under this Act to build and work the tramways.〔"The Scarborough Tramways", H.V. Jinks, ''Tramway Review'', Vol. 11, No. 82, Summer 1975.〕 The main contractor for construction was the parent company, Edmundson's Electricity Corporation, and the general layout of the system was to the design of Mr. Swinton, with Mr. Waler as consultant engineer. The tramways were laid with 6 inch grooved 45 foot girder rails weighing 90 pounds per yard, supplied by the North Eastern Steel Company of Middlesbrough, with points and crossings manufactured by Hadfields Limited of Sheffield. The contract for the overhead work was awarded to Robert W. Blackwell & Company of London. The power for the system was obtained from Edmundson's Electricity Corporation from their town power station off Seamer Road. The car depot was located off Scalby Road at . Construction began on 12 October 1903 and was complete by the following May. After an inspection by Colonel Pelham von Donop on 4 May 1904, the system was opened to the public on 6 May 1904. The costs of construction, including an extension to the power station, was £96,000 (£}} in ). 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「Scarborough Tramways Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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