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The Peak Forest Tramway was a 4' 2" gauge plateway opened in 1796 or 1797. Horse drawn end tip wagons carried limestone to the Peak Forest Canal basin, for onwards shipment by canal barge. Rails were laid on stone blocks at 3' centres, the length of the rails (otherwise known as plates). The line was bought by the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway in 1883 (later renamed the Great Central Railway). The Peak Forest Tramway route continued in operation until closure in 1922. 
Peak Forest Tramway Limestone Wagon 174. National Railway Museum 21st April 1984. An iron loop was fixed to the solebar slightly ahead of the leading axle. The horse harness had a chain attached which terminated in a hook - this hook was engaged in the loop when the wagon was to be moved. 
Peak Forest Tramway Limestone Wagon 174. NRM York 21st April 1984. |
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