Seaton Tramway

Seaton Tramway
Train of Seaton Tramway in Seaton
Locale	Devon
Commercial operations
Original gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Preserved operations
Length	3 mi (4.8 km)
Preserved gauge	838 mm (2 ft 9 in)
Commercial history
Preservation history

Seaton Tramway
Legend Disused railway to Seaton Junction Colyton A3052 level crossing Colyford Riverside depot Seaton

The Seaton Tramway is an 838 mm (2 ft 9 in) narrow gauge electric tramway which operates over the route of a a former British Railways branch line in Seaton, Devon. The line was converted between 1969 and 1971 by Claude Lane, who had bought the line from BR and had successfully operated trams in Eastbourne as a visitor attraction.

The 3-mile (4.8 km) route runs through East Devon's Axe Valley, between the coastal resort of Seaton, the small village of Colyford and the ancient town of Colyton.

Thirteen tram cars are part of the visitor attraction which sees about 80,000 visitors per year. The tram cars are half-scale (1:2) replicas of classic British tram cars from various cities.

Images of Seaton Tramway

Seaton Tramway in 1995

Seaton Tramway in 2006

The tram stop at Colyford

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See also

• British narrow gauge railways

External links

• Official website of Seaton Tramway