. The Street railway journal . MAP OF TRAMWAYS AND RAILWAYS IN THE NEWCASTLEDISTRICT equipping for electric traction the line which connects New-castle and Tynemouth, this action being practically forced uponthe company by the decrease in receipts caused by the tram-ways. A similar case is seen in the electrification of the rail-way between Liverpool and Southport, which is being carriedout by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, under supervision. A very important tramway system, of which the first part hasrecently been completed, is that belonging to the South Lanca- STREET RAILW
. The Street railway journal . MAP OF TRAMWAYS AND RAILWAYS IN THE NEWCASTLEDISTRICT equipping for electric traction the line which connects New-castle and Tynemouth, this action being practically forced uponthe company by the decrease in receipts caused by the tram-ways. A similar case is seen in the electrification of the rail-way between Liverpool and Southport, which is being carriedout by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, under supervision. A very important tramway system, of which the first part hasrecently been completed, is that belonging to the South Lanca- STREET RAILWAY South Lancashire Tramways, Constructed or Authorized. n Proposed Extei Other Tramways, Existing. ti » Authorized and Proposed Extensions, Liverpool & Prescot Light 4 mi lei Strt-et 12 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXII. No. i. shire Tramways Company, which was designed and carried outby Kincaid, Waller, Manville & Dawson, the consulting engi-neers to the company. The accompanying map shows theextent of the system. At the present moment the company haspowers to construct 115 miles of tramways, which, when com-pleted, will interconnect Liverpool, St. Helens, Warrington,Salford, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Accrington,Blackburn, Bolton and Wigan, and weld into one completesystem the various tramways which radiate from the largetowns in the above district. Taken altogether, it means a vastsystem of intercommunication comprising some 600 miles of journey. It is obvious that to reap the full benefit of this net-work of tramways which will shortly
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