Altrincham Gas Works Tramway

Discussion in 'Historic & Abandoned Railways' started by Roger Farnworth, Jan 16, 2021.

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    We had a similar but on a smaller scale system in Chesterfield. Very little remains but there are a couple of things left over. One is a cast metal hole in the wall where the line crossed the road and steel chains were pulled across the road while trains entered the gas works. Not so long ago, there remained a tower on the gas works site which was being redeveloped, a preservation order had been put on the tower to save it for posterity. Mysteriously it fell down one night, the reason was never discovered...............

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    There seem to have been a number of examples around the country.
     

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