Paisley Tramways Company

Paisley Tramways Company
Operation
Locale Paisley
Open 30 December 1885
Close 17 September 1903
Status Closed
Infrastructure
Track gauge 4 ft 7 3⁄4 in (1,416 mm)
Propulsion system(s) Horse
Statistics
Route length 2.44 miles (3.93 km)

Paisley Tramways Company operated a tramway service in Paisley between 1885 and 1903.[1]

History

The Paisley Tramways Order of 1885 authorised construction of this tramway in Paisley, and the Paisley Tramways Company started a horse-drawn tramway service on 30 December 1885.

Closure

The company was taken over by Paisley District Tramways Company on 17 September 1903.

References

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


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