The Inchture Tram outside the railway station in 1905 with Bob Speed driving it
Inchture Tramway
Operation
LocaleInchture
Open1849
Close1916
StatusClosed
Infrastructure
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 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

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

Closure

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

References

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


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