The Route of the Lee Moor Tramway
18th August 2007
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Not on the Tramway, but the Plymouth & Dartmoor, the Leigham Tunnel of 1823 in about 1968, one of the first railway tunnels in the Country.
Not on the Tramway, but the Plymouth & Dartmoor, the Leigham Tunnel of 1823 in about 1968, one of the first railway tunnels in the Country.
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Looking down the Coypool Branch in 1981 as Wadebridge awaits delivery to the Plym Valley Railway. Extension of the PVR has obliterated the view today.
Looking down the Coypool Branch in 1981 as Wadebridge awaits delivery to the Plym Valley Railway. Extension of the PVR has obliterated the view today.
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Looking down the Coypool Branch towards Coypool Army Depot with Wadebridge stood on the point where the Lee Moor Tramway used to cross the line.
Looking down the Coypool Branch towards Coypool Army Depot with Wadebridge stood on the point where the Lee Moor Tramway used to cross the line.
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Whitegates Crossing on the Cadover Bridge to Plympton road, looking towards Cadover. 1970ish
Whitegates Crossing on the Cadover Bridge to Plympton road, looking towards Cadover. 1970ish
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Whitegates Level crossing, where the Tramway used to cross the Cadover to Plympton road. Looking towards Truelove Bridge with Lee Moor Clay Hills in the background.
Whitegates Level crossing, where the Tramway used to cross the Cadover to Plympton road. Looking towards Truelove Bridge with Lee Moor Clay Hills in the background.
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Detailed look at the gate on the Lee Moor side of the crossing. One post remains as a reminder.
Detailed look at the gate on the Lee Moor side of the crossing. One post remains as a reminder.
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Lee Moor No 2, now preserved in the Museum at Buckfastleigh on the South Devon Railway, outside the shed at Torycombe. June 1970.
Lee Moor No 2, now preserved in the Museum at Buckfastleigh on the South Devon Railway, outside the shed at Torycombe. June 1970.
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A classic industrial scene as the newly cosmeticaaly restored unique 4ft 6inch gauge Lee Moor No 2 poses with a restored waggon outside the Locomotive  Shed at Torycombe. Building still in industrial use today. June 1970
A classic industrial scene as the newly cosmeticaaly restored unique 4ft 6inch gauge Lee Moor No 2 poses with a restored waggon outside the Locomotive Shed at Torycombe. Building still in industrial use today. June 1970
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A real bus, a Plymouth Corporation PD2 on a Plymouth Railway Circle outing at Torycombe, showing the rails in the road. Torycombe Loco Shed is behind the bus.
A real bus, a Plymouth Corporation PD2 on a Plymouth Railway Circle outing at Torycombe, showing the rails in the road. Torycombe Loco Shed is behind the bus.
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Not the Tramway at all, but Devons last working steam roller, just down the road from the shed at Torycombe. 1968ish
Not the Tramway at all, but Devons last working steam roller, just down the road from the shed at Torycombe. 1968ish
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Looking down the second Torycombe Incline, September 1968
Looking down the second Torycombe Incline, September 1968
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A close up of Leigham Tunnel on the Plymouth & Dartmoor Railway.
A close up of Leigham Tunnel on the Plymouth & Dartmoor Railway.
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View looking down the second Torycombe Incline towards Torycombe, the former Wotter Tramway curves away to the right. 1968ish
View looking down the second Torycombe Incline towards Torycombe, the former Wotter Tramway curves away to the right. 1968ish
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Taken from the top of the second Torycombe Incline, the site of the former Wotter Tramway curves away to the right. 1968isg
Taken from the top of the second Torycombe Incline, the site of the former Wotter Tramway curves away to the right. 1968isg
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Looking across the Wotter to Cornwood road at Cholwich Town, showing the former terminus of the line. Now olbliterated by big waste hills.
Looking across the Wotter to Cornwood road at Cholwich Town, showing the former terminus of the line. Now olbliterated by big waste hills.
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The rails in the road at Cholwich Town, 1970 ish. Now gone without trace.
The rails in the road at Cholwich Town, 1970 ish. Now gone without trace.
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Inside Leigham Tunnel
Inside Leigham Tunnel
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The iron bridge over the River Plym at Marsh Mills, built around 1823 and one of the oldest railway bridges in the County of Devon. The Tramway at this point used the route of the former Cann Quarry Branch of the Plymouth & Dartmor Railway.
The iron bridge over the River Plym at Marsh Mills, built around 1823 and one of the oldest railway bridges in the County of Devon. The Tramway at this point used the route of the former Cann Quarry Branch of the Plymouth & Dartmor Railway.
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Looking across the Iron Bridge at Marsh Mills  , the former Plympton Branch of the Plymouth & Dartmoor went straight ahead, the Lee Moor line curves away to the left.
Looking across the Iron Bridge at Marsh Mills , the former Plympton Branch of the Plymouth & Dartmoor went straight ahead, the Lee Moor line curves away to the left.
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More famous is the Level Crossing at Laira, but the Tramway also crossed the little known Coypool Branch on the level. View taken 1969ish looking towards Lee Moor, note Coyppol Gate to the left, and compare with shot of Wadebridge a decade later.
More famous is the Level Crossing at Laira, but the Tramway also crossed the little known Coypool Branch on the level. View taken 1969ish looking towards Lee Moor, note Coyppol Gate to the left, and compare with shot of Wadebridge a decade later.
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Compare with shot of the former level crossing looking towards Lee Moor a decade later as Wadebridge awaits delivery to the Plym Valley Railway.
Compare with shot of the former level crossing looking towards Lee Moor a decade later as Wadebridge awaits delivery to the Plym Valley Railway.
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The level crossing with the Coypool Branch.
The level crossing with the Coypool Branch.
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Surely the largest locomotive to ever grace the Lee Moor Tramway. 34007 Wadebbridge on the site of the former level crossing with the Coypool Branch, awaiting delivery to the PVR. View now obliterated by PVR extension of site.
Surely the largest locomotive to ever grace the Lee Moor Tramway. 34007 Wadebbridge on the site of the former level crossing with the Coypool Branch, awaiting delivery to the PVR. View now obliterated by PVR extension of site.
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