Scropton Tramway Explained

Railroad Name:Scropton Tramway
Start Year:1889
End Year:1949
Length:1½ miles
Hq City:Scropton
Locale:England
Successor Line:Abandoned

The Scropton Tramway was a British industrial narrow gauge railway connecting several gypsum mines with the North Staffordshire Railway station at Scropton in Staffordshire. It was also used to transport munitions during World War II.

Locomotives

NameBuilderTypeDateWorks numberNotes
W.G. BagnallLate 1880s1050Small inverted saddle tank locomotive; sold by 1894 to Joseph Boam Ltd., Norfolk
W.G. Bagnall18921232Larger version of the first Bagnall locomotive; sold by 1902 to the Manchester Corporation Rivers Department
Lowca Engineering1884241Scrapped 1950
Manning Wardle1888Built for the construction of the Ashworth Moor Reservoir; purchased in 1913
Manning Wardle1888Built for the construction of the Ashworth Moor Reservoir; purchased in 1913. Sold for scrap, 1946
Prince CharlieHunslet19171276Built as a gauge locomotive for the War Department Light Railways. Purchased in 1947; scrapped 1950
VyrnwyOrenstein and Koppel1930Built reservoir construction; purchased in 1947. Sold to the Piel and Walney Gravel company in 1953.

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