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Thirlmere tramroad
civil parish:-   St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   tramroad
locality type:-   narrow gauge railway
coordinates:-  
10Km square:-   NY31

hearsay:-  
A tramroad was used during the building of the Thirlmere dam; probably just horse drawn tubs.

Bowtell, Harold D: 1977: Reservoir Railways of Manchester and The Peak: Oakwood Press (Blandform, Dorset):: ISBN 0 85361 207 2

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