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The Tynemouth and District Electric Traction Company operated a tramway service in North Shields, Tynemouth and Whitley Bay between 1901 and 1931.〔The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.〕 ==History== The company was formed in 1899. It was the successor to the horse tramway started in 1883 by the Tynemouth and District Tramways Limited. This became the North Shields and District Tramways Company Limited in 1884, the North Shields and Tynemouth District Tramways Limited in 1890, and British Electric Traction Company in 1897. The horse tramway was closed in 1900 for electrification. Work progressed quickly and electric services started on 1 March 1901. The new electric line ran from the New Quay, North Shields to terminate at the Victoria Hotel, Whitley. In 1904 the line was extended from Whitley Front Street to the bandstand on the Links.〔Great British tramway networks, Wingate H. Bett, John C. Gillham, Wingate H. Bett. 1944〕 Near New Quay there was a connection to the Tyneside Tramways and Tramroads Company. Electric power was supplied by the new Tynemouth Corporation Power Station at Tanners Bank. 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「Tynemouth and District Electric Traction Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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