Wisbech and upwell tramway book

Six trams a day in each direction provided passenger services, with the full one way journey taking one hour. The wisbech and upwell tramway was a rural standard gauge tramway in east anglia. The name is believed to mean on the back of the river ouse, ouse. Wisbech to upwell 3 ways to travel via bus, taxi, car. Most orders are dispatched within two working days of receipt of cleared payment. It was opened in 1848 and became part of the great eastern railway network, providing connections to march, watlington and st ives, as well as upwell via the wisbech and upwell tramway.

I would like to build a layout based on it and wondered which of the books available would give most details of the tracklayout and rolling stock. Find all the transport options for your trip from wisbech to upwell right here. Rome2rio makes travelling from peterborough to wisbech and upwell tramway easy. My interests in the wisbech and upwell railway were well catered for with some interesting discussions about how to model the tramway version of the drewry tram see separate post. Awdry lived near the tramway, and incorporated both a j70 and a drewry shunter into his stories. Passenger services ceased in 1927 and goods in 1966, and now little trace remains of this funny little railway that had locomotives that looked like guards vans and inspired the reverend w. Steam tram and carriages, wisbech, cambridgeshire, england. Wisbech and upwell tramway oakwood library of railway history by paye, peter book condition. Rome2rio makes travelling from wisbech to upwell easy. Upwell railway station was a station in upwell, norfolk on the wisbech and upwell tramway. The wisbech and upwell tramway centenary album by ingram, andrew c. It is the 20th may 1966 and the last tram from upwell trundles alongside elm rd towards wisbech east station and the goods yard.

At its peak, six trams a day in each direction provided passenger and, most importantly, freight services for local produce to wisbech and then via the main railway link to larger towns and cities. By october 1884 traffic had grown to 3000 passengers per week, with peaks of. Wisbech and upwell tramway oakwood library of railway history on. Wisbech and upwell tramway by peter paye, 9780853616894, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Wisbech and upwell tramway oakwood library of railway history by paye, peter at. Wisbech and upwell tramway oakwood library of railway. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. Competition with motor buses led to the stations closure to passenger services in 1928, along with the rest of the line. Elm bridge was the first depot south of wisbech 1267116. Built by the great eastern railway between wisbech, cambridgeshire and upwell, norfolk to carry agricultural produce. Opened in 1883 the wisbech and upwell tramway ran for over five miles slowly from wisbech to outwell and upwell. The tramway was unusual due to it being a roadside steam tramway.

Please be aware that advance orders will be sent as soon as the relevant book has been published. Wisbech and upwell tramway worldwide trams wiki fandom. The rolling stock of the wisbech and upwell tramway. The wisbech and upwell tramway ran from the cambridgeshire town of wisbech to the norfolk village of upwell. Ger wisbech and upwell tramway coaches thomas the tank. Despite the uniqueness of this tramway and its connection with the rev awdry and toby the tram engine etc. In the book toby the tram engine the character toby, his coach henrietta and mavis the quarry diesel are introduced, all three of whom are based on. In order to accommodate the tram carriages, the platform was only 1ft 2in above rail level. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. Peterborough to wisbech and upwell tramway 3 ways to. It all started with iain rices creating cameo layouts book, where i was looking at the little fen drove layout, only 7.

Buy wisbech and upwell tramway by peter paye from waterstones today. Awdrys drewry shunter is called mavis, and she is introduced in his last book tramway engines. I have just orderd a copy of the wisbech book, as i also am interested in that, and i can check to see if that works. Apart from bringing the listing of books and articles uptodate the work now includes gordons listings of. Although the line was single with authorized crossing places at sic wisbech, boyces bridge and upwell no single line train staff or token was issued for permit to enter a single line section. Buy wisbech and upwell tramway centenary album 1st by ingram, andrew c.

It remained open to passengers only till 1927, when competition from motorised buses forced this service. Although the line was single with authorized crossing places at sic wisbech, boyces bridge and. It was opened in 1883 to carry passengers and agricultural wares to wisbech where they would go to market, or be shipped off to other towns or cities. Wisbech and upwell tramway by peter paye waterstones. The station closed in 1968 and no trace of it remains today. Wisbech east was a railway station in wisbech, cambridgeshire. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Class j70 060 no 68225 tram locomotive is seen at elm bridge depot with the daily goods train from upwell to wisbech, comprising two open wagons, a covered van, and a former great central railway goods brake van. The highlight for me was the y10 super sentinel shunting around happisburgh goods. It has characteristics thatshould make it a valuable sort. The tidal river nene runs through the centre of the town and is spanned by two bridges. The tram started on the outer face of the up island platform at the wisbech east former east anglian railway station. Anglia television profile of a railway line serving local fruit growers. Awdry to introduce the toby the tram engine character. It was built by the great eastern railway between wisbech, cambridgeshire and upwell, norfolk to carry agricultural produce. Opened in 1883, the wisbech and upwell tramway ran from the cambridgeshire town of wisbech to the norfolk village of upwell. Fox narrowboats the wisbech to upwell tram projects. It was this agricultural trade that caused the line to be constructed in the first place, and what kept it afloat after passenger services ceased in 1927. Although more common in ireland and on the continent, roadside steam tramways were rare in britain. The tramway had few signals and those that applied to the line at wisbech were under the control of the signalman in wisbech station signal box and to a lesser degree wisbech harbour junction signal box.

During the fruit season the sidings could hold more than a hundred vans. The article in brm and a visit to the wisbech mrc open day and the layouts on rmweb plus a general liking for the area have all given me an interest in the wisbech and upwell tramway. Its route carried it close to farms and villages, allowing goods to be shipped into wisbech where they could be transferred onto the main line and carried to destinations further afield. Find all the transport options for your trip from peterborough to wisbech and upwell tramway right here. Buy wisbech and upwell tramway oakwood library of railway history first edition by peter paye isbn. Rome2rio displays up to date schedules, route maps, journey times and estimated fares from relevant transport operators, ensuring you can. Wisbech and upwell tramway postcard upwell, town street 1923. Media in category wisbech and upwell tramway the following 111 files are in this category, out of 111 total. The wisbech to outwell tramway opened as an experiment in 1883 and was extended to upwell in 1884. If there is going to be a significant delay, we will endeavour to contact you and give you an estimated dispatch time. The line had eleven sidings, with two originally allocated for passenger traffic. It was this agricultural trade that caused the line to be constructed in the first place, and what.