Falkirk and District Tramways

The Falkirk and District Tramways operated a tramway service in Falkirk between 1905 and 1936.^[1]

Falkirk and District Tramways
Operation
Locale	Falkirk
Open	21 October 1905
Close	21 July 1936
Status	Closed
Infrastructure
Track gauge	4 ft (1,219 mm)
Propulsion system(s)	Electric
Statistics
Route length	7.8 miles (12.6 km)

History

Falkirk and District Tramways Order Confirmation Act 1901
Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to confirm a Provisional Order under the Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1899 relating to the Falkirk and District Tramways.
Citation	1 Edw. 7. c. xxxi
Dates
Royal assent	2 July 1901
Other legislation
Relates to	Private Legislation Procedure (Scotland) Act 1899
Text of statute as originally enacted

The company was incorporated by the Falkirk and District Tramways Order Confirmation Act 1901 (1 Edw. 7. c. xxxi), and started services on 21 October 1905. The company obtained most its initial tramcars from the Compagnie Générale de Construction of St Denis, France. Three others were obtained from Brush.

Closure

The Scottish Motor Traction Company took over the company in 1935, and the tramway services were closed on 21 July 1936 in favour of its own bus services.

Tramcar 14 survived and is now restored and in the custody of Falkirk Museums.