Alford and Sutton Tramway

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Alford and Sutton Tramway
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Alford & Sutton Tramway
Overview
HeadquartersAlford
LocaleEngland
Dates of operation1884–1889
SuccessorAbandoned
Technical
Track gauge2 ft 6 in (762 mm)
Length8 miles

The Alford and Sutton Tramway was a steam 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge street tramway between the seaside town of Sutton-on-Sea and the nearby Great Northern Railway line at Alford in Lincolnshire. It ran between 1884 and 1889.[1]

There were initially plans to extend the tramway to Chapel St Leonards and Skegness, but the construction of the standard gauge in 1888 drew traffic from the tramway.[1]

On 7 December 1889 the Lincoln Gazette reported: "The Alford & Sutton Tramway have ceased to run their cars, ostensibly for the winter months, but really for an indefinite period....". [1]

See also[]

  • British narrow gauge railways

References[]

  • Prideaux, J.D.C.A. (1978). The English Narrow Gauge Railway. David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7511-3.
  • Dow, George (1984). Alford & Sutton Tramway. author.
  • "Alford website - Alford - Sutton Tramway 1884 - 1889".
  1. ^ a b c "Alford & Sutton Tramway". Alford Website. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2011.

Further reading[]

  • Cooke, B.W.C., ed. (March 1966). "Echo of the 'Eighties: New Light on the locomotives of the erstwhile Alford & Sutton Tramway". Railway Magazine. Vol. 112, no. 779. pp. 167–168.
  • Dow, George (1947). The Alford & Sutton Tramway. Oakwood Press.

Coordinates: 53°17′13″N 0°14′19″E / 53.28692°N 0.2385°E / 53.28692; 0.2385

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