The Scropton Tramway was a British industrial 3 ft (914 mm) 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.

Scropton Tramway
Overview
HeadquartersScropton
LocaleEngland
Dates of operation1889–1949
SuccessorAbandoned
Technical
Track gauge3 ft (914 mm)
Length1½ miles

Locomotives

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Name Builder Type Date Works number Notes
W.G. Bagnall 0-4-0T Late 1880s 1050 Small inverted saddle tank locomotive; sold by 1894 to Joseph Boam Ltd., Norfolk
W.G. Bagnall 0-4-0T 1892 1232 Larger version of the first Bagnall locomotive; sold by 1902 to the Manchester Corporation Rivers Department
Lowca Engineering 0-4-0ST 1884 241 Scrapped 1950
Manning Wardle 0-4-0ST 1888 Built for the construction of the Ashworth Moor Reservoir; purchased in 1913
Manning Wardle 0-4-0ST 1888 Built for the construction of the Ashworth Moor Reservoir; purchased in 1913. Sold for scrap, 1946
Prince Charlie Hunslet 4-6-0T 1917 1276 Built as a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge locomotive for the War Department Light Railways. Purchased in 1947; scrapped 1950
Vyrnwy Orenstein and Koppel 0-4-0WT 1930 Built reservoir construction; purchased in 1947. Sold to the Piel and Walney Gravel company in 1953.

See also

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References

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  • Baker, Allen C. "The Scropton Tramway". The Narrow Gauge. 164. Narrow Gauge Railway Society: 3–18. ISSN 0142-5587.

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