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Stockton and Darlington Steam Tramways Company
Operation
LocaleTwo separate systems one in Stockton-on-Tees and the other in Darlington
Stockton and Darlington Steam Tramways Company era: 17 November 1881–1893
Routes Stockton-on-Tees
Track gauge 4 ft (1,219 mm)
Propulsion system(s) Steam
Route length 6.28 miles (10.11 km)
Stockton and Darlington Steam Tramways Company era: 10 October 1880
Routes Darlington
Track gauge 3 ft (914 mm)
Propulsion system(s) Horse

The Stockton and Darlington Steam Tramways Company operated two separate tramway concerns in the North East of England. The first was a horse-drawn tramway service in Darlington from 1880 to 1904, and the second was a steam tramway in Stockton-on-Tees between 1881 and 1893.[1]

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

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