 The Krauss steam tram | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Wolverton 52°03′36″N 0°50′13″W / 52.060°N 0.837°W |
| Locale | England |
| Dates of operation | 17 May 1887–3 May 1926[1][2] |
| Successors | Wolverton & Stony Stratford & District New Tramway Co.; London and North Western Railway; London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
| Length | 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) |
The Wolverton and Stony Stratford Tramway was a narrow gauge street tramway connecting Wolverton railway station and the Wolverton Works of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) with Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire. Although its financial situation was always precarious, except for a period of just under two years between 1889 and 1891, the line was in continuous operation from 1887 to 1926. Between May 1888 to December 1889, an extension also ran from Stony Stratford to Deanshanger in Northamptonshire, via Old Stratford.[1][2] Unusually for a British street tramway, it was worked entirely by steam locomotives, and was the last of its type to remain in operation.[3]
- ^ a b Simpson, Frank D. (1982). The Wolverton and Stony Stratford Steam Trams. Bromley: The Omnibus Society. ISBN 0901307424.
- ^ a b Edwards, Allan (1989). "The Stony Stratford Tramway". BackTrack. Vol. 3, no. 1. Penryn: Atlantic Transport Publishers. pp. 16–20. ISSN 0955-5382.
- ^ Whitcombe, H. A. (1937). "History of the Steam Tram". Journal of the Institution of Locomotive Engineers. 27 (137): 327–400.