page_title: Colne and Trawden Light Railway Company
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Colne and Trawden Light Railway Company / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Heifer Lane Tram Depot, Colne.. Colne Corporation operated trams from this depot and when they were replaced by buses in 1926-28, the buses used the same depot. By the time of this photograph, it was no longer needed for bus operation, and was leased for other uses, but has now been demolished.
context_page_description: The Colne and Trawden Light Railway Company operated a tramway service in Colne and Trawden between 1903 and 1934.
context_section_description: The tramway was authorised by the Colne and Trawden Light Railway Order of 1901. It was built and operated by Greenwood & Batley of Leeds. Nuttal and Co were contractors for the permanent way, and R.W. Blackwell for the overhead wiring.
  Construction started on 19 May 1903 when the Mayor of Colne, Alderman Varley, cut the first sod. Services started on the first section on 28 November 1903, and other sections opened in stages until the line reached Zion Chapel on Lane House Lane, Trawden by December 1905. A branch to Laneshawbridge opened by the end of December 1904. The system connected with Nelson Corporation Tramways.
  Colne Corporation purchased the entire system on 24 March 1914 and the name was changed to Colne Corporation Light Railways.
caption: Heifer Lane Tram Depot, Colne. When buses replaced the trams in 1926-28, the buses used the same depot. By the time of this photograph (23 April 1983), it was no longer needed for bus operation, and was leased for other uses, but has now been demolished.
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