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Upwell Tram Depot c.1910

Upwell Tram Depot

History of the Wisbech Steam Tram

Upwell Tram Depot, OS map 1900

The Wisbech Steam Tram ran from the 1880s to the 1950s from Upwell through Outwell to Wisbech. This tramway is documented in:

The Wisbech & Upwell Tramway Centenary Album, Andrew C Ingram, pub 1983.

Map of Wisbech & Upwell Tramway by C V Awdry from Centenary Album

Driver Ernie Brooks and foreman Steve Cully at Upwell, March 1923

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