Rassa Railroad
The Rassa Railroad was a horse-drawn tramroad opened in 1794 in south Wales between Sirhowy Ironworks and Beaufort Ironworks.
History
The Rassa Railroad opened in 1794 as an edge railway of approximately 3 ft 4 in (1,016 mm) gauge. It was laid out by Thomas Dadford, engineer of the Monmouthshire Canal Co., which owned the line. After a few years it was converted to a 4 ft 2 in (1,270 mm) gauge plateway. A tram engine was used on the route from 1829.[1]
Route
The railway ran for 2 1/2 miles, north from Sirhowy then east through the village of Rassau to Beaufort. At Trevil Machine a junction was made with the Trefil Rail Road from the limestone quarries at Trefil. A further junction at Shop Row led to the Ebbw Vale Ironworks at Pont-y-Gof. [2][3]
References
- ↑ Baxter, Bertram (1966). Stone blocks and Iron Rails.
- ↑ "Rassa Railroad". RailBrit.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ "Ebbw Vale history". bioeddie.co.uk. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
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