Roger Farnworth Railways

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RE: Early Tramroads in East Shropshire - Part 1
This is a second offering relating to the railways in and around the Telford area. It begins a series looking at the waggonways/plateways/tramways/tramroads which preceded the coming of the more modern railways. There is probably a debate to be had over the correct names to use for these lines. I have not decided but I have used the word 'tramroad' in the title of the series. Perhaps 'plateways' would be better as most of these lines were in the end made up of a series of short L-shaped rails sitting on stone blocks and were used by trams/wagons which had wheels without flanges. Others may have firm opinions about this!?

OS Maps seem invariably to use the word 'Tramway' for these old lines.

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2022/04/25/anc...-tramroads