The Narrow Gauge Railway Museum

Gauge 4ft 4½in (1.334m)

Museum Objects:

• BC001 Fish bellied cast iron rail

In 1815 the Duke of Rutland built the Belvoir Castle Tramway in Leicestershire to carry coal and other supplies from Muston Gorse Wharf on the Grantham Canal up to the Castle. Wagons were pulled up the hill by horses. The route can still be traced and many of the stone block sleepers remain in place. A short section in the castle grounds survives and extends into the cellars beneath the castle.

• Belvoir Castle Tramway Map
• Belvoir Castle Cellar 2007

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