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Haytor Tramway, Devon, England
Author: WebDigger
Date: 03-18-2021 - 11:38

"The tramway is long disused but is almost unique in that the rails were constructed from granite rather than metal. They were also L-shaped, in cross section in the form of a primitive flangeway, which allowed the use of wagons without flanged wheels, allowing them to be used as normal carts at either end of their journey. The full wagons descended by gravity to the junction with the Stover Canal and the empties were pulled back up to the summit by horses. This system even had a series of points called switchstones, which were controlled by wedge shaped switching devices. They may have been made of wood and have rotted away but another theory is that they were of iron and have all been stolen. The tramway connected to the canal in 1850 at a side arm terminating at Ventiford Basin."
-- [www.atlasobscura.com]

https://historicengland.org.uk/etl/1002528/e205e2a3-d5c8-465e-a8c5-deb831f516b7.jpg?width=700&height=450&mode=crop&quality=90
-- [historicengland.org.uk]

The Archeology of the Haytor Quarries -- [eastdartmoorwoods.org]

More via [Haytor Tramway] [www.google.com]

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