The Yorkshire (Woollen District) Electric Tramways operated a tramway service in Dewsbury between 1903 and 1934.The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
History
Under the Spen Valley Light Railways Order of 1901 British Electric Traction set up the Yorkshire (Woollen District) Electric Tramways.
The company established a tramway network centred on Dewsbury with branches to Cleckheaton, Birkenshaw, Ravensthorpe, Thornhill and Birstal.Nostalgia on Tuesday: Rise of the tram The Yorkshire Post, 13 June 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2021
Operations were replaced by the buses of British Electric Traction-owned Yorkshire Woollen District Transport Company.
Closure
Services ended on 31 October 1934.
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