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Wemyss and District Tramways
The "Car Shed" East Wemyss, a former tram stop.
Operation
LocaleLeven, Kirkcaldy
Open25 August 1906
Close30 January 1932
StatusClosed
Infrastructure
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Propulsion system(s)Electric
Depot(s)Aberhill, Methil, Fife
Statistics
Route length7.45 miles (11.99 km)

Wemyss and District Tramways operated a tramway service between Leven and Kirkcaldy between 1906 and 1932.[1]

  1. ^ Klapper, C/ (1961) The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.

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