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Blackpool Electric Tramway Company operated a tramway service in Blackpool between 1885 and 1893.〔The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.〕 It was the first electric tramway in England. ==History== On 3 December 1884 Blackpool Corporation agreed to use Michael Holroyd Smith's conduit tramway and granted him a seven-year concession. The Blackpool Electric Tramway Company was formed in January 1885, and set up with capital〔Railway times: Volume 48, Part 1. 1885〕 of £30,000 (£}} in ). The first rail was laid in March and the first test runs were made on 29 June. The tramway was officially opened on 29 September 1885. The Chairman of the company was Alderman Richard Horsfall. The location caused many problems for the conduit system and the company employed horses to pull trams when the track was flooded. With further extensions, the line ran from Cocker Street to Dean Street near South Pier and from Manchester Square along Lytham Road. The tramway was a financial success. In 1890 the profits of the year were £2,983 (£}} in ), out of which a dividend of 7 per cent was paid. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blackpool Electric Tramway Company」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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