Blackburn and Over Darwen Tramways



Owner Blackburn and Over Darwen Tramways Company
Opened 16th April 1881 (steam)
Operator Blackburn and Over Darwen Tramways Company
Taken over 1st January 1899 (Blackburn Corporation and Darwen Corporation)
Length 4.93 miles
Gauge 4ft 0ins

Button description Uniforms not worn

Comment
Photographs (see link) clearly show that staff wore informal attire, and as such, it is extremely unlikely that marked buttons ever existed.

Blackburn and Darwen Corporations purchased the lines within their municipal boundaries, as well as a proportionate share of the tramway rolling stock (engines and trailers). Darwen did not however operate steam services itself, but instead leased these to Blackburn Corporation.