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Llanymynych Tramway (Ellesmere Canal)
A canal company tramway made to wharves and limekilns at Llanymynych. It was 2 ft gauge and
was opened about the year 1795. There were two tramways and two separate inclines finally. The
first served the quarry faces on the North-West side (White Rock) and the second went to those on
the North East side (Llanymynech Hill), where there were also a number of shafts for lead working.
The first ceased to be used before 1900, when quarry workings were concentrated on the second
group of quarry faces. That tramway came to serve a larger shaft kiln and later a Hoffman Kiln
placed beside it. Both these newer kilns also had connections with the Cambrian Railway (Llanfylin
Branch).

Llanymynych (Greenfield) Tramway
A separate tramway was made from a quarry on the east side of Llanymynech Hill to Greenfield
Wharf. It was ½ mile long.

Morda Tramway
Iron railway, 3ft 1in gauge, from Redwith Wharf, Maesbury, to Gronwen (Drill), Penyllan and
Sweeney collieries. It was opened in stages from c1820, and by 1835 was 3½ miles in length.

Moelyfan Oernant Tramway
A 3ft gauge tramway that served slate quarries at Clogau and Moelyfan which ran south to the
navigable feeder at Pentrefelin and water powered dressing mill beside the Dee.

Moreton Hall Colliery
A tramway was laid east from this colliery to the canal near Moreton Hall Bridge.

Pant Tramway
Tramway to Crickheath Hill from wharf, including a line under bridge with two arches (canal and
tramway). The length was ¾ mile.

Penybont Terra Cotta Works
A mineral railway, was laid south from the Terra Cotta works to join the GWR at Cefn opposite the
siding to Froncysyllte Limeworks. Prior to the mineral railway link, a narrow gauge tramway
connected these works with the canal

Pen-y-Craig Tramway
A tramway which served quarries at Froncysyllte continued on to a wharf on the Ellesmere Canal,
and exchanged traffic with a standard gauge siding that linked with the Shrewsbury & Chester
Railway near Cefn.

Plas Ifan Tramway
Short tramway linked quarry with wharf on Llangollen canal at Trevor.

Preesgweene Colliery
Tramway from colliery to canal wharf at Moreton Hall Bridge.

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