Douglas Southern Electric Tramway



Owner Douglas Southern Electric Tramways Limited (a subsidiary of the New General Traction Company)
Opened 7th August 1896 (electric)
Operator Douglas Southern Electric Tramways Limited
Taken over 3rd April 1926 (Douglas Head Marine Drive Company)
Length 3.25 miles
Closed 15th September 1939
Gauge 4ft 8½ins

Button description Pattern of button currently unknown

Comment As uniforms were most definitely worn by staff of the DSET (see link), there is a distinct probability that marked buttons were issued, though to date, none have been positively identified. The DSET was a subsidiary of the New General Traction Company, which at various times also owned the Coventry Electric Tramways Company and the Norwich Electric Tramways Company, so it is tempting to speculate whether the buttons used on DSET uniforms would have been similar to the script-initial buttons known to have been used by the NETCo.