Tramcars of the Chesterfield Tramway
This is a list of all horse-drawn and electric tramcars of the Chesterfield Tramway, which opened on 8 November 1882, and closed on 23 December 1927. The tramway's gauge was 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge).
Horse cars built between 1882 and 1903
Car numbers | Type (as built) | Year built | Builder | Seats | Truck | Motors | Controllers |
1-2 | Open top | 1882 | Ashbury | 32 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
3 | Single deck | 1882 | Ashbury | 16 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
4-5 | Single deck | 1890 | Milnes | 16 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
6 | Single deck | 1898 | Milnes | 16 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
7-8 | Single deck | 1899 | Milnes | 16 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
9 | Open top | 1903 | Ashbury[1] | 32 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Turner states that two tramcars were bought in 1903, which had previously been owned by Sheffield Tramway, and that they were probably never renumbered.[2]
Electric cars built between 1904 and 1927
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Chesterfield tramcar 7 at the National Tramway Museum.
Car numbers | Type (as built) | Year built | Builder | Seats | Truck | Motors | Controllers |
1-12 | Open top | 1904 | Ashbury | 22/34 | Brush | Westinghouse 90M | 2x25hp |
13-14 | Open top | 1907 | Ashbury | 22/34 | Brush | Westinghouse 90M | 2x25hp |
15 | Water car | 1909 | Milnes | Brush | Westinghouse 90M | 2x25hp | |
16-18 | Balcony | 1914 | Milnes | 22/34 | Peckham P22 | Westinghouse T1 | 2x25hp |
Several cars were damaged when a fire broke out at the depot on 20 October 1916. Car number 8 and one of the three cars bought in 1914 were scrapped because they were too damaged to be repaired. They were replaced by two additional trams obtained in 1920, although details of them are sketchy. Seven of the open topped vehicles were fitted with top covers in 1920.[3]
Bibliography
- Turner, Keith (1996). The Directory of British Tramways. Patrick Stephens. ISBN 978-1-85260-549-0.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
References
- Unconfirmed
- Turner 1996, p. 46.
- Turner 1996, p. 47.
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