The Tramways of Dartmoor

Part 1 - Red Lake Tramway

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/04/07/dartmoor-tramways-part-1-red-lake-tramway/

This is the first of a series of articles about the Tramways of Dartmoor.

 

Part 2 - Zeal Tor Tramway

A much earlier tramway existed close to the Red Lake Tramway. ...

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2023/04/11/dartmoor-tramways-part-2-the-zeal-tor-tramway/

The Zeal Tor Tramway was also known as Redlake Peat Tramway. Built for Messrs. Davy and Wilkin of Totnes, 1847-1850, for carrying peat from Redlake Mire to Shipley Bridge. The tramway was constructed from wooden rails bolted to granite blocks, along which the peat was transported in horse-drawn trucks. The business only continued for a few years and ended in 1850.