Old photograph of a Tram in Broughty Ferry by Dundee, Scotland. The Dundee, Broughty Ferry and District Tramways operated a tramway service between Dundee and Broughty Ferry between 1905 and 1931. Services started on 27 December 1905. The depot and power station was built on Ferry Road. Coal for the power station was delivered by railway. The power station comprised 3 Lancashire boilers and 2 Bellis Bruce Peebles 200 kW generators. There were 12 tramcars obtained for the initial services in 1905. 2 more were bought in 1907 and 2 were obtained secondhand from Dundee Corporation in 1914 The head office was at 4 High Street, Dundee. The line ran as far as the junction of High Street and Tay Street in Monifieth.
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