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Colne and Trawden Light Railway Company information


Colne and Trawden Light Railway Company
Remains of the terminus at Trawden
Operation
LocaleColne, Trawden
Open20 November 1903
Close6 January 1934
StatusClosed
Infrastructure
Track gauge4 ft (1,219 mm)
Propulsion system(s)Electric
Depot(s)Heifer Lane
Statistics
Route length7 miles (11 km)

The Colne and Trawden Light Railway Company operated a tramway service in Colne and Trawden between 1903 and 1934.[1]

  1. ^ The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.

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