Accrington on Rails - The Tramways: A Complete History - Robert Kenyon

THE TRAMWAYS

CHAPTER 1 - THE START OF SOMETHING BIG (Page 4) CHAPTER 2 – THE STEAM TRAMWAY – 1891 to 1899 (Page 37) CHAPTER 3 – INTO THE 20 th CENTURY (Page 78) CHAPTER 4 – 1900 TO 1907 THE YEARS TO TRANSITION (Page 84) CHAPTER 5 - THE YEAR OF TRANSITION (Page 114) CHAPTER 6 - ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS 1908 – 1911 (Page 137) CHAPTER 7 – ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS 1912 – 1915 (Page 169) CHAPTER 8 – ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS 1916 – 1919 (Page 205) CHAPTER 9 – ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS 1920 TO 1923 (Page 230) CHAPTER 10 – ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS 1924 TO 1927 (Page 253) CHAPTER 11 – ELECTRIC TRAMWAYS 1928 – 1932 (Page 275) CHAPTER 12 – ACCRINGTON DE-RAILED (Page 304) ADDENDA 13 – THE GORDON SHELTER, TICKETS (page 317)

CHAPTER 1

THE START OF SOMETHING BIG During 1882 steam engines and cars from the Blackburn Corporation Tramways began running from Salford in the town centre to Church Commercial, a few yards short of Accrington’s terminus when opened, which was opposite the top of Henry Street in Church. (As far as can be ascertained the decision to construct a Tramway to serve Accrington and District would have been taken as early as 1881 and must have been influenced to some great extent by events in neighbouring Blackburn, who introduced steam hauled tramcars in that year. Blackburn had also

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