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Barking Town Urban District Council Light Railways

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Barking Town Urban District Council Light Railways
Operation
LocaleBarking
Open1 December 1903
Close16 February 1929
StatusClosed
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Propulsion system(s)Electric
Statistics
Route length2.83 miles (4.55 km)[where?]

Barking Town Urban District Council Light Railways operated a passenger tramway service in Barking between 1903 and 1929.[1]

History

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Barking Town Urban District Council opened services on this tramway on 1 December 1903. With a total of 2.8 route miles[where?], this was one of the shortest tramway operations in Britain.

The depot was located at TQ 4439 8198

Fleet

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Closure

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On 16 February 1929 the last services were replaced by buses.

References

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