The story
The tramway was authorised by the Kidderminster and Stourport Electric Tramway Act 1896. The company was established as a subsidiary of the British Electric Traction group.
A Kidderminster company George Law was responsible for the construction at a cost of £23,314 (equivalent to £2,620,000 in 2025). The depot and generating station were constructed off New Road, Kidderminster; a single track laid along two routes; and four bridges were widened.
The system was notable at the start for having vestibuled cars with windscreens to protect the driver, whereas most other systems, the driver was exposed to the elements.
From Wikipedia’s article on Kidderminster and Stourport Electric Tramway Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3