Surrey Iron Railway
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The Surrey Iron Railway was an early horse-drawn plateway in south London, recognized as one of the world’s first public railways for freight transport.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surrey Iron Railway canonical | 2 |
| British early railways | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early railway
ⓘ
horse-drawn railway ⓘ plateway ⓘ public railway ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| businessModel | company provided track, users provided wagons and horses ⓘ |
| carried |
agricultural produce
ⓘ
building materials ⓘ coal ⓘ |
| closed | 1846 ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Croydon, Merstham and Godstone Railway ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | stone blocks for sleepers ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endPoint | Croydon ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| extendedTo | Merstham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge (approximate plateway gauge, not modern standard gauge) ⓘ |
| hasName | Surrey Iron Railway self-link ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | route commemorated by plaques and local markers ⓘ |
| inaugurated | July 1803 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
London Borough of Merton ⓘ London Borough of Wandsworth ⓘ South London ⓘ Surrey ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest public railways authorized by Act of Parliament
ⓘ
being one of the world’s first public railways for freight ⓘ |
| opened | 1803 ⓘ |
| ownershipModel | toll railway ⓘ |
| parliamentaryActYear | 1801 ⓘ |
| primaryUse | freight transport ⓘ |
| propulsion | horse haulage ⓘ |
| railForm | L-shaped plate rails ⓘ |
| railMaterial | cast iron ⓘ |
| regionServed |
South London
ⓘ
Surrey ⓘ |
| replacedBy | steam railways in the area ⓘ |
| route | Wandsworth to Croydon ⓘ |
| servedIndustry | Wandle Valley industries ⓘ |
| servedTown |
Croydon
ⓘ
Mitcham ⓘ Wandsworth ⓘ |
| startPoint | Wandsworth ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| trackType | plateway ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail transport ⓘ |
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British early railways