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West Hartlepool Corporation Transport 1912-1967 1 West Hartlepool Corporation Transport 1912-1967 CONTENTS West Hartlepool Corporation Transport - Fleet History 1912-1967...........… Page 3 West Hartlepool Corporation Transport - Tram Fleet List 1912-1927........… Page 8 West Hartlepool Corporation Transport - Trolleybus Fleet List 1924-1953… Page 13 West Hartlepool Corporation Transport - Bus Fleet List 1920-1967..........… Page 19 Cover Illustration: West Hartlepool 37, EEF37D, was a Leyland L1 Leopard with an Eastern Coachworks B42D body. (John Kaye). First Published 2015 by the Local Transport History Library. With thanks to Hartlepool Library Services, Donald Hudson, Roy Marshall and John Kaye for illustrations. © The Local Transport History Library 2015. (www.lthlibrary.org.uk) For personal use only. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted or distributed in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or otherwise for commercial gain without the express written permission of the publisher. In all cases this notice must remain intact. All rights reserved. PDF-058-1 2 West Hartlepool Corporation Transport 1912-1967 Although proposals for a tramway to connect the two towns of West Hartlepool and Hartlepool were put forward during the early 1880's it was not until November 1883 that construction commenced. Authorised by the Hartlepool Tramways Order of 1883, it was built to a gauge of 3ft 6ins, and operated by the Hartlepools Steam Tramways Company Ltd. The first section constructed was a single-track line from Northgate, in Hartlepool, and travelled via Millbank Crescent, Cleveland Road (where, at the junction with Hart Road, it passed the depot) and Clarence Road, terminating in Church Street, West Hartlepool.
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