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Kidderminster and Stourport Electric Tramway

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Proposed Bewdley extension: add map
==Proposed Bewdley extension==
In December 1899 proposals were first made for an extension of the tramway from Kidderminster to Bewdley.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other Publications | Voice (2017)]] p. 24.</ref> On 26 May 1900 the Tramway Company made an application under the Light Railways Act to bring this about.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other Publications | Voice (2017)]] p. 28.</ref> On 8 October 1901 the Board of Trade authorised its construction under the '''Kidderminster and Bewdley Light Railways Order 1901''', although a section of track through the Bull Ring at Kidderminster was only to be used for empty tramcar movements in the early morning and late evening and prohibited to trams at other times.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other Publications | Voice (2017)]] p. 32.</ref> Having received authorisation, the Company then made no attempt to begin the work despite pressure from the Town Councils, and the proposal was eventually abandoned in March 1905.<ref>[[Bibliography#Other Publications | Voice (2017)]] p. 46.</ref>
 
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Bewdley_Tramway_Extension.jpg|The route of the proposed extension in blue, with the existing system in red (see also map above)
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