wagonway
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thumb|Benjamin Outram's [[Little Eaton Gangway in July 1908 with the last train of loaded coal wagons arriving.]] A wagonway (or waggonway; also known as a horse-drawn tramway, horse-drawn railway, or horse-drawn railroad) was a method of railway transportation that preceded the steam locomotive and used horses to haul wagons. The terms plateway and tramway were also used. The advantage of wagonways was that far heavier loads could be transported with the same power compared to horse haulage along roads.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- horse-drawn vehicle
- Image
- Austrian horse railway1.jpg
- Said to be same as
- horsecar
Show 3 more facts
- source of energy
- horse
- Commons category
- Horse-drawn railways
- topic's main category
- Category:Horse-drawn railways
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~15 min read
Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Ancient systems
- Wooden rails
- Metal rails
- Plateways, flangeways
- Edgeways
- Steam power
- Pole road
- Decline
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|Benjamin Outram's [[Little Eaton Gangway in July 1908 with the last train of loaded coal wagons arriving.]] A wagonway (or waggonway; also known as a horse-drawn tramway, horse-drawn railway, or horse-drawn railroad) was a method of railway transportation that preceded the steam locomotive and used horses to haul wagons. The terms plateway and tramway were also used. The advantage of wagonways was that far heavier loads could be transported with the same power compared to horse haulage along roads.
== Ancient systems ==
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