How it started
History
Services started on 4 April 1901 on a route which ran from Canterbury Road, Margate, via Cliftonville, High Street Broadstairs, Dumpton Park Drive, to a terminus at Ramsgate Town railway station.
The main depot for the tramway was located at TR 3806 6900 (at the foot of Northdown Hill where it has a junction with Westover Road, Northdown Road and what is now Dane Valley Road).
Electric power was supplied by Thanet power station adjacent to the tram depot.
A smaller depot was located at TR 3382 7006 at the terminus in Westbrook.
From Wikipedia’s article on Isle of Thanet Electric Tramways and Lighting Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2