Many relics of the line are in the hermitage hall museum, downham market. This book is full of detail for the model railway enthusiast, but others will find it entrancing too, as the photographs of which there are many bring vistas of a rural. Buy wisbech and upwell tramway by peter paye from waterstones today. For the past several months, ive been building my first protot. Competition with motor buses led to the stations closure to passenger services in 1928, along with the rest of the line.
This section of 7 34 miles runs along the wisbech to outwell canal. Today there are a couple of remnants still in existence from its heyday, such as the old small depot building and the old route it used to take can be seen along the river and leading off to a farm. Although called a tram, in many ways it more closely resembled a conventional railway line, and paved the way for the passing of the light railways act 1896. Outwell village railway station was a station in outwell, norfolk on the wisbech and upwell tramway. It provided a rail link between wisbech and the outwell upwell area. Swindon corporation tramways operated an electric passenger tramway service. Wisbech and upwell tramway upwell depottownley close. Although called a tram, in many ways it more closely resembled a conventional railway line.
Find properties to buy in the tramway, outwell, wisbech pe14 with the uks largest datadriven property portal. Apart from bringing the listing of books and articles uptodate the work now includes gordons listings of. The highlight for me was the y10 super sentinel shunting around happisburgh goods. The tramway has been described as a cross between the. For over 30 years, open top tramcars graced the streets of the city and provided speedy transport to and from the suburbs. The tramway in outwell is in the eastern region of england. I have just orderd a copy of the wisbech book, as i also am interested in that, and i can check to see if that works. Outwell was known for having a working tramway running through the village. Many historic and longlost scenes are included in this glimpse of a more peaceful era. The wisbech and upwell tramway was a rural standard gauge tramway in east anglia.
It consisted of a loop, a siding, and a goods office that also served as a waiting shelter. It was closed to passengers in 1928 and to goods in 1966. The line had eleven sidings, with two originally allocated for passenger traffic. The hornby forum is intended for discussion of all things model railways. This page combines information for the address the tramway, outwell, wisbech, pe14 8pz, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. Wisbech and upwell tramway by peter paye, 9780853616894, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Three and a half to be exact and im due in court at. The line provided inspiration for toby the tram engine.
We recommend that all enthusiasts join our gateway group the rail thing at. By october 1884 traffic had grown to 3000 passengers per week, with peaks of. Three and a half to be exact and im due in court at 10 oclock. Library crich tramway village crich tramway village.
Wisbech and upwell tramway by peter paye waterstones. View our wide selection of houses and flats for sale in the tramway, outwell, wisbech pe14. The wisbech and upwell tramway by peter paye book published by the oakwood press in 2009 240 pages paperback n6730 brand new book opened in. Crich tramway village is a brand name for the national tramway museum accredited with arts council england, solely owned and operated by the tramway museum society, incorporated in england with liability by guarantee no. Not too sure how uptodate this info is either, but there are also forums on the site which seem to be quite active maybe somebody there can help. Buy wisbech and upwell tramway centenary album 1st by ingram, andrew c. Wisbech and upwell tramway oakwood library of railway history on.
The wisbech and upwell tramway by peter paye di and saul books. Goods office of former wisbech and upwell tramway, outwell. Wisbech and upwell tramway oakwood library of railway history by paye, peter book condition. Awdry to introduce the toby the tram engine character. Area information for the tramway, outwell, wisbech, pe14 8pz. My interests in the wisbech and upwell railway were well catered for with some interesting discussions about how to model the tramway version of the drewry tram see separate post. John mcgregor presents a profile of the wisbech and upwell tramway, where the growers special trundles for almost eight miles on a singletrack railway line, between wisbech and upwell, carrying agricultural produce to the mainline.
It was built by the great eastern railway between wisbech, cambridgeshire and upwell, norfolk to carry agricultural produce. Six trams a day in each direction provided passenger services, with the full one way journey taking one hour. It remained open to passengers only till 1927, when competition from motorised buses forced this service. Wisbech and upwell tramway overview of all walking and hiking routes. Anglia television profile of a railway line serving local fruit growers.
The wisbech and upwell tramway, paperback january 1, 1966 by various author 5. In the book toby the tram engine the character toby, his coach henrietta and mavis the quarry diesel are introduced, all three of whom are based on. Rail thing wisbech and upwell tramway has 626 members. The book page seems to allow items to be added to a list, but the prints page just keeps going to a paypal payment page. Primarily a place for newcomers to ask questions and seek assistance from likeminded individuals, the hornby forum offers a user community for all those interested in railways. Passengers arriving by the great eastern railway at the fenland port of wisbech in the years before the great war, intending to travel to the canal side villages to the southeast of the town, could be forgiven for. Nov 28, 20 i have just come across this lovely video of the fruit trains running across the wisbech and upwell tramway. It was opened in 1883 to carry passengers and agricultural wares to wisbech where they would go to market, or be shipped off to other towns or cities. The books survey also records 16 borders with lands worth 5s which were noted as belonging to saint benedicts abbey in ramsey.
Departing from wisbech, passing through fenland and sm. Wisbech and upwell tramway oakwood library of railway. Although called a tram, in many ways it more closely resembled a conventional railway line, and paved the way for the passing of the light. The tramway was unusual due to it being a roadside steam tramway. Goods services ran on a while longer, before finishing in 1966. Passenger services ceased in 1927 and goods in 1966, and now little trace remains of this funny little railway that had locomotives that looked like guards vans and inspired the reverend w. Wisbech and upwell tramway video grasslands models. This album brings to life the history of both tramway and waterway, with many. Rail thing wisbech and upwell tramway public group.
See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. During the fruit season the sidings could hold more than a hundred vans. Elm bridge was the first depot south of wisbech 1267116. The ironic thing is that one of the countrys biggest producers of trams. Wisbech and upwell tramway by peter paye paperback book. Property for sale in the tramway, outwell, wisbech pe14 buy. In the great domesday book of 1085 outwell is recorded by the name of utwella and wtwella.
Although more common in ireland and on the continent, roadside steam tramways were rare in britain. It provided a rail link between wisbech and the outwellupwell area. Buy margate and ramsgate tramways tramways classics 1st edition by robert j. Now paypal has changed over the years so this might be problem. Wisbech and upwell tramway overview of all walking and hiking routes info routes places of interest routeyou places of interest wisbech and upwell tramway overview of all walking and hiking routes. Rail thing wisbech and upwell tramway public group facebook. Wisbech and upwell tramway oakwood library of railway history. Note the wisbech and upwell tramway, authorised in 1882 and built by the great eastern railway was the last section to survive of a larger system. The rolling stock of the wisbech and upwell tramway. Awdry lived near the tramway, and incorporated both a j70 and a drewry shunter into his stories. Or to reply to an individual post, or to include images, attachments and formatted text. This page combines information for the address the tramway, outwell, wisbech, pe14 8pz, and the neighbourhood in. Opened in 1883 the wisbech and upwell tramway ran for over five miles slowly from wisbech to outwell and upwell.
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