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Tramways and Tramroads in the Forest of Dean

Discussion in 'Narrow Gauge Railways' started by Roger Farnworth, Mar 25, 2018.

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  1. Johnb

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    Fascinating stuff as usual, Roger
     
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    Humphrey Household included a short chapter about the Forest in his 1984 book about the railways of Gloucestershire in the 1920s

    http://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/09/17/the-forest-of-dean-tramways-and-railways-an-addendum

    While on holiday in the Forest of Dean in September 2021, I picked up a secondhand copy of "Gloucestershire Railways in the Twenties" by Humphrey Household. [1] It consists of a review of the development of the railways in Gloucestershire supported by a series of photographs which were predominantly taken in the 1920s by Humphrey Household. The photos are a significant resource. The text of the book is well-written. Its final two chapters were of real interest to me.
     
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    I continue to find tramways and railways in the Forest of Dean of great interest. For this next post we return to Mr Brain's Tramway which primarily served Trafalgar Colliery in the Forest.

    http://rogerfarnworth.com/2022/06/26/brains-tramway-forest-of-dean

    Further research has resulted in a bit more information about the locomotives that worked on the Tramway. ....
     
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    Interesting stuff but at the start it says the loco "Free Miner' was delivered in 1965. The caption to the associated photo says 1865. I suspect that the the picture has the correct date and the text has suffered from 'fat fingers'. :)
     
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    Thank you. The change has been made!
     
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    I managed to drive up the alignment of a tramway from Bilson, many years ago, but have a feeling it may have been the one to Crump Meadow Colliery as opposed to Brains tramway.
     
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    Probably, Martin. It would be difficult to drive up much of Mr Brain's Tramway.
     
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    The Purton Viaduct and the Purton Steam Carriage Road. ....

    On the road between Purton and Etloe on the Northwest side of the Severn Estuary there is a railway viaduct. Seemingly it sits remote from any former railway. Although you might just be forgiven for thinking that it is a remnant of the Forest of Dean Central Railway which ran through Blakeney, or even associated with the Severn & Wye Railway which ran close to, but to the South of, the hamlet of Purton.

    [URL unfurl="true"]http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/09/10/the-purton-viaduct-and-the-purton-steam-carriage-road/[/URL]
     
    Roger Farnworth, Sep 13, 2023
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    Wonderful stuff! I wonder what state the tunnel is in after all of these years.
     
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