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Wigan Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Wigan, England, between 1901 and 1931. The first tramway service in the town was run by the Wigan Tramways Company, whose horse trams began carrying passengers in 1880. They began replacing horses with steam tram locomotives from 1882, but the company failed in 1890 when a Receiver was appointed to manage it. The Wigan & District Tramways Company took over the system in 1893 and ran it until 1902. Meanwhile, Wigan Corporation were planning their own tramway system, obtaining an authorising Act of Parliament in 1893, and a second one in 1898. This enabled them to build electric tramways, and in 1902, they took over the lines of the Wigan & District Tramways Company.

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rdfs:comment	Wigan Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Wigan, England, between 1901 and 1931. The first tramway service in the town was run by the Wigan Tramways Company, whose horse trams began carrying passengers in 1880. They began replacing horses with steam tram locomotives from 1882, but the company failed in 1890 when a Receiver was appointed to manage it. The Wigan & District Tramways Company took over the system in 1893 and ran it until 1902. Meanwhile, Wigan Corporation were planning their own tramway system, obtaining an authorising Act of Parliament in 1893, and a second one in 1898. This enabled them to build electric tramways, and in 1902, they took over the lines of the Wigan & District Tramways Company. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Pemberton, Greater Manchester United Electric Car Company Historic transport in Lancashire Coventry Corporation Tramways Tramways Act 1870 English Electric Light Railways Act 1896 Living Wigan London and North Western Railway Standard-gauge railway Standish, Greater Manchester Clough, Smith Starbuck Car and Wagon Company Straker-Squire Brighton and Shoreham Tramways Standard gauge railways in England Wigan Edmonton, London History of Wigan British Thomson-Houston Receivership Hindley, Greater Manchester Hurst Nelson Ashton-in-Makerfield Aspull Trolleybus transport in the United Kingdom Act of Parliament Tram transport in England 3 ft 6 in gauge railways in England Tramway (industrial) Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Company Ltd Tram transport in Greater Manchester Platt Bridge South Lancashire Tramways Brush Traction Orrell, Greater Manchester Kitson and Company Electric Railway and Tramway Carriage Works Mitchell & Kenyon
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has abstract	Wigan Corporation Tramways operated a tramway service in Wigan, England, between 1901 and 1931. The first tramway service in the town was run by the Wigan Tramways Company, whose horse trams began carrying passengers in 1880. They began replacing horses with steam tram locomotives from 1882, but the company failed in 1890 when a Receiver was appointed to manage it. The Wigan & District Tramways Company took over the system in 1893 and ran it until 1902. Meanwhile, Wigan Corporation were planning their own tramway system, obtaining an authorising Act of Parliament in 1893, and a second one in 1898. This enabled them to build electric tramways, and in 1902, they took over the lines of the Wigan & District Tramways Company. The horse and steam tramways had used a gauge of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm), and the Corporation initially used the same gauge for their tramways, but then decided to use the standard gauge of 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) for new lines and to convert the old routes. The network was gradually extended, as was the fleet of tramcars. In 1923 the line to Aspull was closed to allow it to be regauged, but the section beyond the borough boundary was replaced by motor buses. That left just one narrow gauge line, and when renewals were needed, it was replaced by a trolleybus line in 1925. Further closures of the tramway system occurred in 1927 and 1930, with full closure occurring in 1931. Because the trolleybus system was very small, and needed to use the tram tracks to get from the depot to the start of the route, that also closed later in 1931, marking the end of electric traction in Wigan. (en)
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