Guilford Tramway

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Guilford Tramway
Locale England
Dates of operation 1903 – 1930
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1067 mm)
Headquarters Sandwich

The Guilford Tramway was a narrow gauge industrial railway that served a golf club in Kent, England in the first half of the twentieth century.

History

The St. George's Golf Club was founded in 1887 near the Kent resort town of Sandwich. It was poorly served by local transportation. A freight-only tramway was constructed to take freight from a wharf on the River Stour to the club.

The line was principally used to carry construction materials used to build the mansions that sprung up around the hotel. The line fell into disuse during the First World War, although it was occasionally used to serve the various army camps in the area. The line is believed to have closed in 1930.

Locomotives

Name Builder Type Date Works number Notes
Waldershare Park Manning Wardle 0-4-0ST 1903 1611 Survived the closure of the railway, scrapped around 1950

References


  • Mitchell, Vic and Smith, Keith (2000). Kent Narrow Gauge. Middleton Press. ISBN 1901706451. 

See also