The Colne and Trawden Light Railway Company operated an electric tramway in Colne and Trawden, Lancashire, between 1903 and 1934, established under the Colne and Trawden Light Railways Order 1901. Construction began on May 19, 1903 and services started on November 28, 1903, with the network eventually reaching about seven miles including an extension to Trawden and a branch to Laneshawbridge that connected with the Nelson Corporation Tramways. On March 24, 1914 the Colne Corporation bought the whole system and renamed it Colne Corporation Light Railways. Over its operating life the tramcars covered more than 4.58 million miles and carried 57.5 million passengers before the system closed on January 6, 1934. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The Colne and Trawden Light Railway Company operated a tramway service in Colne and Trawden between 1903 and 1934.
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The Colne and Trawden Light Railway Company operated a tramway service in Colne and Trawden between 1903 and 1934.
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Colne Corporation purchased the entire system on 24 March 1914 and the name was changed to Colne Corporation Light Railways.
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