Private company
British steam tram company, 1884–1899
The Dudley and Stourbridge Steam Tramways Company operated a steam tramway service between Dudley and Stourbridge between 1884 and 1899.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Dudley and Stourbridge Steam Tramways Company operated a steam tramway service between Dudley and Stourbridge between 1884 and 1899.2
The tramway was authorised by the Dudley, Stourbridge and Kingswinford Tramways Order 1881. The line to Kingswinford was not approved.
It opened on 21 May 1884 running from the London and North Western Railway Dudley railway station through Brierley Hill and Amblecote to Stourbridge.
From Wikipedia’s article on Dudley and Stourbridge Steam Tramways Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Locomotives:
1-8 Kitson and Company 1884
9 Kitson and Company 1885
10 Kitson and Company 1891
11 Kitson and Company 1895
12 Kitson and Company 1896
Eight passenger vehicles were ordered from the Starbuck Car and Wagon Company in 1884. On closure, five of these were transferred to the Birmingham and Midland Tramways Company.
From Wikipedia’s article on Dudley and Stourbridge Steam Tramways Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
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