Ashton-under-Lyne Corporation Tramways
Owner Ashton-under-Lyne Corporation - 5.57 miles; Hurst Urban District Council (absorbed by Ashton-under-Lyne Corporation in 1926) - 1.35 miles
Opened 16th August 1902 (electric)
Operator Ashton-under-Lyne Corporation
Took over (track) 31st July 1903 (Manchester Carriage and Tramway Company Limited) - lines within the municipal boundary
Taken over (operation) April 1906 (Stalybridge, Hyde, Mossley and Dukinfield Tramways and Electricity Board - service from junction with SHM&D to Ashton town centre)
Took over 2nd July 1921 (Oldham, Ashton and Hyde Electric Tramways, a subsidiary of the British Electric Traction Company Limited - BET - routes within Ashton boundaries)
Closed 1st March 1938
Length 6.92 miles (not including OA&HET tracks)
Gauge 4ft 8½ins
Button description Title ('Ashton-under-Lyne Corporation Tramways') in circlet, surrounding arms (shield with five-pointed star and crescent, surmounted by garlands and a tower with a griffin's head, all above motto: ‘Labor Omni Vincit’ (work conquers everything)
Materials known Chrome; nickel
Button Line reference [113/5]
Comment The star is taken from the arms of a local family - the Asshetons - whilst the motto is a much used quote from the Roman poet and philosopher, Virgil, from a poem written around 29 B.C.