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Inchture Tramway

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Inchture Tramway
The Inchture Tram outside the railway station in 1905 with Bob Speed driving it
Operation
LocaleInchture
Open1849
Close1916
StatusClosed
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Propulsion system(s)Horse
Statistics
Route length1.475 miles (2.374 km)

Inchture Tramways operated a horse-drawn tramway service in Inchture between 1849 and 1916.[1]

History

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The tramway ran from the village of inchture to Inchture Village railway station on the Dundee and Perth Railway line.

Closure

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The service was closed in 1916 and the tracks were taken to France to assist in the war effort.

References

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  1. ^ The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis.