This is a worldwide list of horse-drawn railways, an early form of rail transport that utilised horses and other similar animals to pull rail cars. Horses were also used for shunting.
Horses were used to pull railways in funiculars and coal mines as early as early 16th century. The earliest recorded example is the Reisszug, a. inclined railway dating to 1515. Almost all of the mines built in 16th and 17th century used horse-drawn railways as their only mode of transport[citation needed].
Discovering Britain's First Railways - A guide to Horse-drawn Tramroads and Waggonways, by Mark Jones. The History Press 2012. (144 pp). Map shows locations of 40 waggonways with a bibliography of 40 books.
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^"The Oldest Railway". The Horsham Times (Vic. : 1882–1954). Vic.: National Library of Australia. 24 January 1928. p. 10. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
^"The Festiniog Railway". The South Australian Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 27 May 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
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This is a worldwide list of horse drawn railways an early form of rail transport that utilised horses and other similar animals to pull rail cars Horses were also used for shunting Namaqualand Railway mule train c 1876 Contents 1 Examples 1 1 Before 1800 1 2 1800 1849 1 3 1850 1879 1 4 After 1880 2 Bibliography 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksExamples editBefore 1800 edit Horses were used to pull railways in funiculars and coal mines as early as early 16th century The earliest recorded example is the Reisszug a inclined railway dating to 1515 Almost all of the mines built in 16th and 17th century used horse drawn railways as their only mode of transport citation needed 1800 1849 edit Name Years of operation Gauge Location Image NotesTicknall Tramway 1802 1913 4 ft 2 in 1 270 mm Ticknall England nbsp Swansea amp Mumbles Railway 1804 1877 1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in Swansea Wales nbsp The world s first passenger railway service Later electrified 1 2 Leiper Railroad 1810 1828 4 ft 1 219 mm Delaware County Pennsylvania The first permanent tramway in AmericaBryn Oer Tramway 1814 1861 3 ft 6 in 1 067 mm Talybont on Usk Wales nbsp Hill s Tramroad c 1815 c 1926 2 ft 610 mm Llanfoist Wales nbsp Hay Railway 1816 1860 1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in 1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in Eardisley England to Brecon Wales nbsp Converted from 1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in gauge plateway to 1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in gauge edgewayBlaafarvevaerket Opened c 1820s NorwayPlymouth and Dartmoor Railway 1823 1888 1860 clarification needed 4 ft 6 in 1 372 mm Princetown England nbsp Stockton and Darlington Railway 1825 1833 1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in Darlington England nbsp Operated with both horses and engines between 1825 and 1833Granite Railroad 1826 1871 1 524 mm 5 ft Quincy Massachusetts nbsp Saint Etienne Andrezieux railway 1827 1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in France nbsp Ceske Budejovice Linz Railway 1828 1 106 mm 3 ft 7 1 2 in nbsp The first public railway in continental EuropeBavarian Ludwig Railway 1835 1863 1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in Furth GermanyWhitby and Pickering Railway Opened 1836 1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in Whitby England nbsp Port Arthur Tasmania Tramway 1836 Human poweredFestiniog Railway 1836 1863 3 1 ft 11 1 2 in 597 mm Porthmadog Wales nbsp Horses hauled empty trains uphill and rode down in Dandy waggons under gravity power Later replaced by steam locomotives Patent 1838 1844 G Peppercorne 4 What railway is this Bratislava to Svaty Jur to Trnava Vah horse railway 1840 10 October 1872 1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in 5 6 Bazias to Anina via Oravița 1846 1863 Present day Romania Used for coal transport to a port on the river DanubeLeith and Musselburgh Tramway 1841 7 1850 1879 edit Name Years of operation Gauge Location Image NotesFintona Railway 1853 1957 1 600 mm 5 ft 3 in 8 Ireland nbsp Goolwa Port Elliot Railway 1854 1884 1 600 mm 5 ft 3 in Extended to Victor Harbor and Strathalbyn by 1869 Used up to 16 horses 9 29 to Strathalbyn 10 Treffry Tramways 1835 Clay mining1861 11 Nelson New ZealandDun Mountain Railway 1861 1901 914 mm 3 ft nbsp Wallaroo smelter and port to Moonta mines tramway 1862 1890s 12 13 South AustraliaPort Macdonnell to Mount Gambier proposal South Australia Proposed but never built 14 Omaha Horse Railway 1867 1889 Omaha NebraskaPort Wakefield Railway 1870 1876 1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in South Australia Converted to locomotive haulageKingston Naracoorte railway line 1871 1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in South Australia Operated with horses for first six months after construction before locomotives were availableFerrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia 1873 1876 762 mm 2 ft 6 in Chile Mule drawnDouglas Bay Horse Tramway 1876 present 3 ft 914 mm Douglas Isle of Man Shires and Clydesdales are used to pull a fleet of original tramcars along the seafront Port Broughton 1876 1926 1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in South Australia nbsp Always isolated locomotives proposed in 1906 15 Namaqualand Railway opened 1869 1876 762 mm 2 ft 6 in Steam followed graduallyKailan Lutai Canal 1878 1881 Mule drawn for coal 16 After 1880 edit Name Years of operation Gauge Location Image NotesHorse Tramways in Fiji 1884 762 mm 2 ft 6 in 610 mm 2 ft Fiji Some assisted by manpower Cane tramways Spiekeroog tramways 1885 1949 4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm East Frisian Islands Germany The last horse drawn railway in Germany Horses were replaced by diesel locomotives on 31 May 1949McKenzie Creek Tramway 1887 1925 Horsham Victoria Shire operated 8 kilometres 5 mi longNasik Tramway 1889 1930s IndiaBarschwil gypsum railway 1894 1952 2 ft 610 mm SwitzerlandWelshpool Jetty railway 1905 1941 2 ft 6 in 762 mm Port Welshpool Victoria Australia nbsp Finton Tramway Closed 1957 1 600 mm 5 ft 3 in 17 IrelandGawler 18 1879 1931 5 ft 3 in 1 600 mm Gawler South Australia nbsp Moonta 18 Yorke Peninsula South AustraliaBibliography editDiscovering Britain s First Railways A guide to Horse drawn Tramroads and Waggonways by Mark Jones The History Press 2012 144 pp Map shows locations of 40 waggonways with a bibliography of 40 books See also edit nbsp Horses portal nbsp Trains portalCorduroy road HorsecarReferences edit Horse Drawn Train The Examiner Launceston Tas National Library of Australia 12 December 1908 p 3 Edition DAILY Retrieved 25 September 2011 The Oldest Railway The Horsham Times Vic 1882 1954 Vic National Library of Australia 24 January 1928 p 10 Retrieved 15 July 2012 The Festiniog Railway The South Australian Advertiser Adelaide National Library of Australia 27 May 1872 p 2 Retrieved 1 December 2011 Correspondence Illustrated Sydney News NSW National Library of Australia 25 March 1854 p 3 Retrieved 26 September 2011 There is still interest in the building of the first horse railway Zeleznicne info Zeleznice info 30 December 2008 Retrieved 22 September 2017 The history of public transport in Bratislava before 1895 imhd sk imhd sk 1 January 2010 Retrieved 22 September 2017 To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald The Sydney Morning Herald National Library of Australia 17 November 1856 p 3 Retrieved 18 April 2012 Ireland lost lines Ian Allan 2006 p71 Adelaide Philosophical Society South Australian Register Adelaide National Library of Australia 17 August 1867 p 3 Retrieved 25 September 2011 Along the Line Goolwa to Pt Elliot SteamRanger Retrieved 8 May 2021 Cheap Railways Maitland Mercury amp Hunter River General Advertiser NSW National Library of Australia 28 November 1861 p 2 Retrieved 25 November 2011 House of Assembly South Australian Register Adelaide National Library of Australia 31 July 1889 p 6 Retrieved 19 November 2011 Meeting at Moonta Kadina and Wallaroo Times SA National Library of Australia 12 July 1890 p 2 Retrieved 17 October 2013 Horse Drawn Railway Was Once Proposed For Port MacDonnell The Border Watch Mount Gambier SA National Library of Australia 23 June 1953 p 13 Retrieved 29 July 2012 THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN PARLIAMENT The Advertiser Adelaide National Library of Australia 25 July 1906 p 3 Retrieved 5 October 2014 China s Moral Debt to Great Britain The West Australian Perth National Library of Australia 10 December 1918 p 5 Retrieved 14 July 2012 Steaming through Briton p28 a b Railway Management The Advertiser Adelaide National Library of Australia 22 November 1918 p 6 Retrieved 24 November 2011 External links editThe oldest surviving horse drawn tramway operating in Douglas on the Isle of Man Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of horse drawn railways amp oldid 1169134973, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
