| Wemyss and District Tramways | |
| Locale: | Leven, Kirkcaldy |
| Open: | 25 August 1906 |
| Close: | 30 January 1932 |
| Status: | Closed |
| Propulsion System: | Electric |
Wemyss and District Tramways operated a tramway service between Leven and Kirkcaldy between 1906 and 1932.[1]
The Wemyss Tramway Order of 1905 authorised the construction of this tramway. It was financed by the Wemyss Coal Company, owned by Randolph Wemyss.
On 8 August 1906 a tram made a trial run from the shed at Aberhill, Methil to the power station at Denbeath, which attracted a large crowd. The power station contained two engines of 250 h.p. each.[2] Services started on 25 August 1906, and it had running powers to the Kirkcaldy Corporation Tramways system.[3]
The tramway company were granted permission to operate a limited service on Sundays, but by 1907 it was reported that services started at 7.40am and ran continually through the day[4] and this was objected to by those in favour of the Sabbath Observance in relation to Sunday working by tramway employees and it was reported that drunkenness was a problem at the tramway termini[5]
The mainline of the tramway joined Leven, Methil, Buckhaven, East Wemyss, West Wemyss, Coaltown of Wemyss, Dysart and Kirkcaldy.[6]
The company was acquired by Balfour Beatty in 1922.
Services were closed on 30 January 1932.[7]