Tramway

After 1888, the swing bridge carried an extension of the works tramway to a siding at Chilworth railway station. Vera’s path follows its exact line today.

A view over the swing bridge and up the old tramway path

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Narrow gauge wooden wagons (to avoid sparks) carried coal. Today’s main paths follow the route of the man operated tramway network. It is the first known example of metric gauge track in the UK.

A view over the swing bridge and up the old tramway path

Some of the tramway tracks can still be seen used as fence posts along Vera’s path