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The Golden Age of
Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.
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524:Middlesbrough, Stockton & Thornaby
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1293:Cardiff District and Penarth Harbour
972:Plymouth, Stonehouse & Devonport
1925:3 ft 6 in gauge railways in England
1765:Lancaster Carriage and Wagon Works
967:Plymouth, Devonport & District
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1398:Swansea Constitution Hill Incline
1058:Dudley, Sedgley and Wolverhampton
574:Tynemouth & District Electric
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816:Folkestone, Hythe & Sandgate
395:Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire
1775:Manlove, Alliott & Co. Ltd.
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1108:Wolverhampton District Electric
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544:Stockton & Darlington Steam
1800:Starbuck Car and Wagon Company
1586:Stirling & Bridge of Allan
1328:Llanelly and District Electric
1278:Barmouth Junction & Arthog
1048:Dudley & Stourbridge Steam
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113:Brighton and Shoreham Tramway
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564:Sunderland District Electric
514:Middlesbrough & Stockton
1868:Provincial Tramways Company
1805:United Electric Car Company
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1093:South Staffordshire Company
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821:Gravesend & Northfleet
180:, Middleton Press, 1992.
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1838:British Electric Traction
1692:Douglas Southern Electric
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625:Blackpool & Fleetwood
534:South Shields Corporation
519:Middlesbrough Corporation
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149:British Electric Traction
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380:Northampton Street
355:Leicester Tramways
176:Harley, Robert J.
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44:3 July 1884
1914:Categories
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1139:the Humber
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155:References
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