Bolton Corporation Tramways


Bolton Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Bolton between 1899 and 1947.

History

The Corporation took over the Bolton Horse Tramways and the tramway assets of Edmund Holden and Company in June 1899, and undertook a programme of modernisation and electrification.
The first electric services ran on routes to Great Lever, Toothill Bridge and Tonge Moor 9 December 1899. On 2 January 1900 electric services started on routes to Halliwell, Dunscar, Moses Gate, Daubhill, Deane, Lostock and Doffcocker. The depot was located on Shifnall Street at.
Extensions took place as follows:
The final tram service operated on 29 March 1947. Car 66 survives and is preserved on the Blackpool Tramway.