The Cheltenham and Gloucester Tramroad

[rogerfarnworth]

After spending a bit of time reading Neil Parkhouse's recent series on the railways of Gloucester - entitled "British Railway History in Colour" and published by The Lightmoor Press, I have stared looking at the ancient tramroad which served Gloucester Docks and Cheltenham and Leckhampton Hill. There is an excellent little book about this by David Bick. The first post in this short series focusses on the remote end of the branch-line which served Leckhampton Quarries. A small part of the tramroad outside the quarry boundaries remained in use up until the turn of the 20th Century.

The Gloucester and Cheltenham Tramroad – Part 1

The featured image at the head of this article appears later in the text as well. It comes from an old article in The Railway Magazine. In the February 1953 edition of the magazine. The article in …

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[rogerfarnworth]

I have just completed the second part of a journey along the Gloucester and Cheltenham Tramroad. This length runs from the bottom of Leckhampton Hill to the junction with the Tramroad's main line to the Northeast of what is now Cheltenham Railway Station.

The Gloucester and Cheltenham Tramroad – Part 2

Leckhampton Road and Beyond! This article covers the length of the Tramroad up Leckhampton Road and through the Southern ‘suburbs’ of Cheltenham to meet what was the mainline of the Glo…

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[Dr_Paul]

A fascinating article. I knew nothing of this tramway before reading this.

 

[rogerfarnworth]

The Gloucester and Cheltenham Tramroad - Part 3. ....

This length of the tramroad takes us from central Cheltenham to the suburbs of Gloucester. ....

The Gloucester and Cheltenham Tramroad – Part 3

The Mainline Southwest from Knapp Toll Gate in Cheltenham to Gloucester At Cheltenham the Tramroad terminated at Knapp Toll Gate which was the start of the Turnpike Road to Gloucester. Chris Green …

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[rogerfarnworth]

This is the final instalment of the articles about the Gloucester and Cheltenham Tramroad. Part 4 covers the length which ran through the City of Gloucester to the Docks. ......

The Gloucester and Cheltenham Tramroad – Part 4

The Tramroad in Gloucester. … In the last article in this series we had reached a point of the journey from Cheltenham where the tramroad passed along the North side of what was later to be B…

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