The Stratford and Moreton Tramway

Fascinating history of the Stratford & Moreton Tramway, a rural horsedrawn rural railway which once linked the Avon with the Cotswalds. During much of the 19th century, this route was used to transport wagons filled with coal and other goods between the canal at Stratford and Shipston-on-Stour and Moreton-in-Marsh. Covers the inception, financing, operation, and eventual conversion to a branch of what became the West Midland Railway (and then the GWR). Illustrated with black and white photographs. With maps. 56 pages.