Wisbech And Upwell Tramway Map

The wisbech upwell tramway was a small railway that enjoyed and continues to enjoy a level of fame out of all proportion to its size.

Wisbech and upwell tramway map. This j70 was built in 1921 by the g e r. It remained open to passengers only till 1927 when competition from motorised buses forced this service. In addition the construction of a tramway line connecting the villages upwell and outwell with wisbech commenced in 1882. The tramway was unusual due to it being a roadside steam tramway.

And withdrawn in 1955 by b r. The tram started on the outer face of the up island platform at the wisbech east former east anglian railway station. Six trams a day in each direction provided passenger services with the full one way journey taking one hour. Class j70 0 6 0 no 68225 tram locomotive is seen at elm bridge depot with the daily goods train from upwel.

Replaced by tramway act 1881. Line taken over for road widening. Although more common in ireland and on the continent roadside steam tramways were rare in britain. Original railway act of 1873 failed for lack of money.

In order to accommodate the tram carriages the platform was only 1ft 2in above rail level. Upwell railway station was a station in upwell norfolk on the wisbech and upwell tramway. Although called a tram in many ways it more closely resembled a conventional railway line and paved the way for the passing of the light railways act 1896. Route click for zoomed in detail map wisbech.

By october 1884 traffic had grown to 3000 passengers per week with peaks of. It was built by the great eastern railway between wisbech cambridgeshire and upwell norfolk to carry agricultural produce. Elmbridge boyce s bridge outwell basin short stretch in cambridgeshire transferred to norfolk 1990 outwell village upwell. The wisbech and upwell tramway was a rural standard gauge tramway in east anglia it was built by the great eastern railway between wisbech cambridgeshire and upwell norfolk to carry agricultural produce.

The wisbech and upwell tramway was a rural standard gauge tramway in east anglia. It was opened in 1883 to carry passengers and agricultural wares to wisbech where they would go to market or be shipped off to other towns or cities. Closed 1928 passengers 1966 goods. Toby at work on the wisbech upwell tramway c1950.

The wisbech and upwell tramway. Board of trade s tram restrictions resulted in the unusual looking locomotives which not only had speed restrictions but controls at both ends and wooden cowcatchers and skirts over the wheels.