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Isle of Thanet Electric Tramways and Lighting Company information


Isle of Thanet Electric Tramways and Lighting Company
Margate parade in 1904
Operation
LocaleMargate, Ramsgate
Open4 April 1901
Close27 March 1937
StatusClosed
Infrastructure
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Propulsion system(s)Electric
Statistics
Route length10.84 miles (17.45 km)

The Isle of Thanet Electric Tramways and Lighting Company operated a tramway service between Margate and Ramsgate between 1901 and 1937.[1]

  1. ^ Klapper, Charles F. (1962). The Golden Age of Tramways. Routledge and Kegan Paul.

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