Musselburgh and District Tramways
Owner National Electric Construction Company Limited (NECCo)
Opened 12th December 1904 (electric)
Operator NECCo
Ownership transferred August 1905 (Musselburgh and District Electric Light and Traction Company Limited - a local subsidiary of the NECCo)
Joint operation 24th June 1923 (Edinburgh Corporation Tramways) - Waterloo Place to Port Seton
Closed 25th February 1928 - Levenhall to Port Seton section, excepting miners' specials
Taken over (operation) 1st March 1928 (ECT) - Joppa to Levenhall section
Last company-operated service circa end of March 1928 (miners' specials)
Taken over (owning company) 1st January 1931 (British Electric Traction Company Limited) - following its acquisition of the NECCo
Taken over (ownership) 25th April 1932 (Edinburgh Corporation) - Joppa to Levenhall section
Length 6.62 miles
Gauge 4ft 8½ins
Button description Plain with scalloped rim
Materials known Brass; nickel; chrome
Button Line reference [None]
Comment Although artistically embellished by the hand-colouring process, a studio portrait of Musselburgh and District Tramways motorwoman, Annie Moffat, strongly suggests that the uniform buttons were brass, and that they were plain with a scalloped rim (see link).
The NECCo also owned and/or operated the following systems: City of Oxford Tramways (1907-1914); Dewsbury, Ossett & Soothill Nether Tramways (1908-1931); Mexborough and Swinton Tramways (1907-1929); Rhondda Tramways (1908-1934); and Torquay Tramways (1907-1934).