A 1921 photograph of the tramway staff at the Scone depot
Operation
Locale
Perth, Scotland
Open
31 October 1905
Close
19 January 1929
Status
Closed
Infrastructure
Track gauge
3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Propulsion system(s)
Electric
Statistics
Route length
5.01 miles (8.06 km)
Perth Corporation Tramways operated an electric tramway service in Perth, Scotland, between 1903 and 1929.[1] Its headquarters were at 28 High Street.[2]
^The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
^Leslie's directory for Perth and Kinross (1911), p. 25
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