Horsehay Tramroad. Dawley. Wilmot Road, looking North. 04 June 1956

Exact Location unknown Area Grid Ref SJ 693 088

Horsehay Tramroad. Plateway and edge rail tracks inside Horsehay Works. June 1956

Plateway still in use inside the works, showing good examples of plateway pointwork, and flat crossings over the standard gauge track. Finally scrapped about eight years later. Grid Ref SJ 6724 0716

Horsehay Tramroad. Plateway track at Horsehay Pool (Works reservoir). June 1956

Grid Ref SJ 6738 0743

Horsehay Tramroad. Plateway track entering the Works. June 1956

The plateway crosses over a standard gauge siding and then a road, before entering the works through a gate.

Horsehay Tramroad. Stoneyhill, looking North from the Junction with the Coalmoor Tramroad. 22 July 1961

Horsehay Works. Parish Colliery Branch. 22 July 1961

Looking East from Doseley Road level crossing. Grid Ref SJ 6807 0714

Horsehay Works. Plateway track. June 1956

This plain line length of plateway is on a sharp right-hand curve. The “chairs” supporting the rail joints are clearly seen.

Horsehay Works. Plateway track. June 1956

Plateway crossing over standard gauge track. The plateway rails have short sections passing over the standard gauge rails, and are hinged at one end and with a stop at the other, so they can be rotated out of the way The standard gauge track has a centre section to create a channel for the wheel flanges. Grid Ref SJ 6747 0728

Horsehay Works. Plateway track. June 1956

This plain line length of plateway follows a shallow reverse curve before crossing a road on the level, and then entering a gated area of the works. Grid Ref SJ 6744 0730

Inverkeithing Station (ECN2 @ 13m 12ch). September 1964.

Inverkeithing Station, Grid ref. NT 131832, with its Up platform cantilevered over the Keithing Burn, looking north from Boreland Road bridge. The course of the Halbeath Railway (an early railway) was to the right of the fence alongside the burn; disused track may have remained on this section of waggonway into the early 20th century.

Kidwelly & Llanelly Canal & Tramroad Co. At Carway, the Pwll-y-Llygod Bridge over the Gwendraeth Fawr (detail of the south side). Location SN.456068. October 1963 (2)

Kymer’s Canal is the oldest purpose-built canal in Wales and was constructed by Thomas Kymer between 1766-8. The canal ran for 4.8 kilometres and transported goods from a series of anthracite collieries and limestone quarries situated along the valley of the Gwendraeth Fawr, to a quay at Kidwelly. At Pwll-y-Llygod, which marked the terminus of the canal, a tramroad linked from Carway Colliery. This tramroad crosses the river adjacent to the canal.

Kidwelly & Llanelly Canal & Tramroad. Burry Port – Carway, the view east from Level Crossing below Bryn Forest Inn. SN.448070. October 1963 (4)

Kidwelly & Llanelly Canal & Tramroad. Burry Port – Carway, the view west from Level Crossing below Bryn Forest Inn. SN.448070. October 1963 (3)

Kidwelly & Llanelly Canal and Tramroad Co. Line of the former trackbed approaching Achddu from Burry Port. Location SN 449 013 looking north. October 1963 (3)

A little further north than in the previous photo, approaching the former level crossing over Colby Road

Kidwelly & Llanelly Canal and Tramroad Co. Burry Port. Former trackbed at the level crossing over Station Road. Map ref. SN 4478 0080 facing north. October 1963 (1)

At Pwll-y-Llygod a tramway crossed the Gwendraeth Fawr to connect with the coal pits. The Kidwelly & Llanelly Canal and Tramroad Co. was founded in 1812, utilising the former Kymer’s Canal of 1766. In 1837 a tramroad link was made from Burry Port to Llanelly. Later the canal was replaced by the Burry Port and Gwendraeth Valley Railway (1869).

Kidwelly & Llanelly Canal and Tramroad Co. The line of the former trackbed running along a lane between New Street and Colby Road. Map ref. SN 449 010 looking north. October 1963 (2)

Between Burry Port & New Lodge a tramroad was built (no date) with a branch from Cwm Capel to Cenrhos.

Lancaster Canal Company, Preston & Walton Summit Tramroad. Site of Kellett Lane level crossing. 6 June 1936 (15)

View looking South-east of the oblique level crossing over Kellett Lane

Lancaster Canal Company, Preston & Walton Summit Tramroad. Site of Kellett Lane level crossing. 6 June 1936 (15)

View looking South-east of the oblique level crossing over Kellett Lane

Lancaster Canal Company, Preston & Walton Summit Tramroad. Bridge abutment, Garden St., Preston. 06 June 1936. (2)

Garden Street was crossed by an overbridge and there, in the form of the buttress of the bridge, is the only trace now to be seen of the tramroad in the town

Lancaster Canal Company, Preston & Walton Summit Tramroad. Bridge abutment, Garden St., Preston. 06 June 1936. (2)

Garden Street was crossed by an overbridge and there, in the form of the buttress of the bridge, is the only trace now to be seen of the tramroad in the town

Lancaster Canal Company, Preston & Walton Summit Tramroad. Bridge over the River Ribble at Avenham in Preston. 6 June 1936 (5)

Last used by the tramroad in 1862; this view is as refurbished as a footbridge by Preston Corporation, but before reconstruction in concrete. The bridge in Preston is closed (as at 25 July 2021) as it is considered unsafe, and there are currently no plans to replace it.

Lancaster Canal Company, Preston & Walton Summit Tramroad. Bridge over the River Ribble at Avenham in Preston. 6 June 1936 (5)

Last used by the tramroad in 1862; this view is as refurbished as a footbridge by Preston Corporation, but before reconstruction in concrete. The bridge in Preston is closed (as at 25 July 2021) as it is considered unsafe, and there are currently no plans to replace it.

Lancaster Canal Company, Preston & Walton Summit Tramroad. Gough Lane. 6 June 1936 (16)

Gough Lane was the last level crossing before Walton Summit. The image also shows Summit farm in the background. 6 June 1936

Lancaster Canal Company, Preston & Walton Summit Tramroad. Gough Lane. 6 June 1936 (16)

Gough Lane was the last level crossing before Walton Summit. The image also shows Summit farm in the background. 6 June 1936

Lancaster Canal Company, Preston & Walton Summit Tramroad. Meanygate Lane (Mainway Gate) “ Tramroad Bridge”. 6 June 1936 (13)

At the exact point where the tramroad crossed Meanygate Lane on the level, the present railway from Preston to Blackburn crosses over by a bridge (FHR4 @ 2m 28ch). It should be noted that, although known today as “Tram Road Bridge”, the bridge is made for the convenience of Meanygate Lane and that the embankment is thrown across the actual line of route of the Tramroad. 6 June 1936

Lancaster Canal Company, Preston & Walton Summit Tramroad. Meanygate Lane (Mainway Gate) “ Tramroad Bridge”. 6 June 1936 (13)

At the exact point where the tramroad crossed Meanygate Lane on the level, the present railway from Preston to Blackburn crosses over by a bridge (FHR4 @ 2m 28ch). It should be noted that, although known today as “Tram Road Bridge”, the bridge is made for the convenience of Meanygate Lane and that the embankment is thrown across the actual line of route of the Tramroad. 6 June 1936

Lancaster Canal Company, Preston & Walton Summit Tramroad. Site of Bamber Bridge level crossing. 6 June 1936 (14)

Site of level crossing, where the plateway passed between the McKenzie Arms public house (demolished 2013) and Bamber Bridge smithy (which was used for tramroad maintenance)

Lancaster Canal Company, Preston & Walton Summit Tramroad. Site of Bamber Bridge level crossing. 6 June 1936 (14)

Site of level crossing, where the plateway passed between the McKenzie Arms public house (demolished 2013) and Bamber Bridge smithy (which was used for tramroad maintenance)

Lancaster Canal Company, Preston & Walton Summit Tramroad. Site of level crossing over Brownedge Road. 6 June 1936 (12)

Level crossing of tramroad with Brownsedge Road situated alongside Brownedge Farm

Lancaster Canal Company, Preston & Walton Summit Tramroad. Site of level crossing over Brownedge Road. 6 June 1936 (12)

Level crossing of tramroad with Brownsedge Road situated alongside Brownedge Farm

Lancaster Canal Company, Preston & Walton Summit Tramroad. Walton Summit level near South Whitehouse Junction. 6 June 1936. (8)

Leaving the river, the tramroad proceeds on a low embankment and in a straight line for nearly three-quarters of a mile, and along each side of the line trees have grown. In this length the line is gradually converging on the present railway near Whitehouse South Junction but then curves round in a more easterly direction

Lancaster Canal Company, Preston & Walton Summit Tramroad. Walton Summit level near South Whitehouse Junction. 6 June 1936. (8)

Leaving the river, the tramroad proceeds on a low embankment and in a straight line for nearly three-quarters of a mile, and along each side of the line trees have grown. In this length the line is gradually converging on the present railway near Whitehouse South Junction but then curves round in a more easterly direction

Lancaster Canal Company, Preston & Walton Summit Tramroad. Whitehouse Rise. June 1936 (9)

At Whitehouse Rise, the line commences to rise from river level to a height of 100 feet above sea level, climbing 75 feet in about 1700 feet, the gradient being about 1 in 22. The photo shows the summit level of this rise

Lancaster Canal Company, Preston & Walton Summit Tramroad. Whitehouse Rise. June 1936 (9)

At Whitehouse Rise, the line commences to rise from river level to a height of 100 feet above sea level, climbing 75 feet in about 1700 feet, the gradient being about 1 in 22. The photo shows the summit level of this rise

Lancaster Canal Company. Lancaster Canal terminus and basin at Walton Summit. 6 June 1936 (20)

Commencement of the Southern end of the Lancaster Canal (or Leeds & Liverpool) at Walton Summit.
Priestley, in his account of this canal says “The railroad rises 222 feet; at its termination, where the head level of the canal commences, there is a commodious basin and immediately adjoining commences a tunnel three hundred yards in length.” This will be through the ridge of high ground seen in the background of the photograph, taken on 06 June 1936.
The photo shows the surviving wall of the warehouse which spanned two short arms on either side of the wall. Coal and limestone were handled in longer arms on either side.
There was an RCHS visit to the tramway, led by Gordon Biddle, on 12 September 1959.
The most complete book on the subject is ’The Old Tramway’ by Steve Barritt, and published in 2000, ISBN 1-85936-058-0, and there is more useful archive material in the National Archive at Kew, in RAIL844, the Lancaster Canal papers.

Lancaster Canal Company. Lancaster Canal terminus and basin at Walton Summit. 6 June 1936 (20)

Commencement of the Southern end of the Lancaster Canal (or Leeds & Liverpool) at Walton Summit.
Priestley, in his account of this canal says “The railroad rises 222 feet; at its termination, where the head level of the canal commences, there is a commodious basin and immediately adjoining commences a tunnel three hundred yards in length.” This will be through the ridge of high ground seen in the background of the photograph, taken on 06 June 1936.
The photo shows the surviving wall of the warehouse which spanned two short arms on either side of the wall. Coal and limestone were handled in longer arms on either side.
There was an RCHS visit to the tramway, led by Gordon Biddle, on 12 September 1959.
The most complete book on the subject is ’The Old Tramway’ by Steve Barritt, and published in 2000, ISBN 1-85936-058-0, and there is more useful archive material in the National Archive at Kew, in RAIL844, the Lancaster Canal papers.