Dearne District Light Railway
The Dearne District Light Railway was a tramway linking Barnsley with the towns of Wombwell, Wath, Bolton on Dearne and Thurnscoe.[1] Opened on 14 July 1924,[2][3] it was the last street tramway to be built in the UK before the modern era (starting in the late 20th century) and one of the first to shut. It was granted a Light Railway order (under the 1896 Light Railways Act) in 1915, but World War I delayed its opening.[4]
A "car barn" was built at Wombwell, which later became Yorkshire Traction's bus depot, and single deck vehicles were used throughout its nine-year life span. Because of mining in the area the track was laid on wooden sleepers and covered over and was all single track with passing loops, which was the reason for its downfall. When motorbuses started to compete on the same route as the DDLR it was found that because the trams had to wait to pass each other, the bus could complete the journey much quicker and so the electric vehicles had to go.
Dearne District Traction Act 1933 | |
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Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to provide the for the abandonment of the railways constructed under the powers of the Dearne District Light Railways Orders 1915 to 1924 and the running by the Yorkshire Traction Company Limited of services of stage carriages in substitution thereof and for other purposes. |
Citation | 23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. xlvi |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 18 July 1933 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 |
Status: Repealed |
Very few traces of the former DDLR remain now, as the last tram journey reached the end of the line on 30 September 1933,[5] soon to be replaced by the local bus service.[6] The body of a former DDLR car is still in use as a summer house in a garden on the outskirts of Sheffield.
- Side view of former DDLR car
- End view of former DDLR car
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References
- ^ "British Trams Online - Features: Dearne District Tram". www.britishtramsonline.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "LRTA - Tramways History - Yorkshire Tramways". www.lrta.org. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Dearne District Light Railway" (PDF). Local Transport History Society. 2015. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "TRAMS ~ DEARNE VALLEY". BarnsleyandFamily. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Dearne District Light Railway" (PDF). Local Transport History Society. 2015. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ Buckley, Richard (August 1987). "A STUDY IN THE DECLINE OF THE BRITISH STREET TRAMWAY INDUSTRY" (PDF). Core.ac. p. 100. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
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