Dick, Kerr and Company, Preston UK, makers of first HK Tramways cars 1904-1905
HF: In February 1902 The Hongkong Tramway Electric Company Ltd was formed in England. Contracts were signed. Alfred Dickenson & Co were appointed consulting engineers and Dick, Kerr & Co Ltd were contracted to provide the tram equipment and track. The latter supplied the first tram cars between 1904 and 1905 as below:
| Make/Model | Description | Fleet size | Year acquired | Year retired | Notes |
| Dick, Kerr & Company of Preston, England (#1–16, #27-36) and Electric Railway & Tramway Works Limited of Preston (a Dick Kerr subsidiary) (#17–26) First Generation cars | single deck cars – wood | 36 (reduced to 18 in 1912-1913, and further to 14 in 1923) | 1904–1905 | 1935 |
I can find no information about the track supplied by the company or “equipment.” I have emailed the Preston Historical Society to see if they can come up with any further information about the Dick, Kerr – HK Tramways connection or similar regarding Electric Railway & Tramway Works Ltd. I have not received a reply to my request.
The photo below show the Dick, Kerr & Company East Works at Strand Road, Preston, UK, 1900
Courtesy: Preston Digital Archive
See:
- http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Dick,_Kerr_and_Co
- https://www.flickr.com/photos/rpsmithbarney/ The Preston Digital Archive
- http://gwulo.com/node/19084 110 years of Hong Kong Trams in photos
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Kerr_Type_Tram
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Tramways
- IDJ has suggested that if you want to learn more about the company you might like to read Dick,Kerr & Co. Limited, John Shorrock, BAE Systems, 2016, available on Amazon etc.
This article was first posted on 7th April 2014.
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Hola estoy buscando información de los tranvias de montevideo que fueron fabricados ahí…sociedad comercial de Montevideo 1906 1948…gracias
Diana Cox has translated Andrés Barrera’s recent comment in Spanish as :
Hello I’m looking for information about the trams in Montevideo which were made there…commercial company (sociedad comercial) of Montevideo 1906 1948 … Thank you.
I guess the best response to Andres would be in his native Spanish but Diana’s translation is a start.
Hugh Farmer