Merthyr Tydfil Electric Tramways
# Merthyr Tydfil Electric Tramways

Merthyr Tydfil Electric Tramways operated a tramway service in Merthyr Tydfil between 1901 and 1939.

## History

The company was owned by the Merthyr Tydfil Electric Traction and Lighting Company, a subsidiary company of British Electric Traction. Services started on 6 April 1901. Sixteen tramcars were purchased from the Midland Railway Carriage and Wagon Company and Electric Railway and Tramway Carriage Works for the initial services.

## Closure

The company was purchased by the local authority in 1939 for the sum of £13,500 (equivalent to £890,000 in 2021) with the aim of closing down the service, and the final tram ran on 23 August 1939.

