Altrincham Gas Works Tramway
 

This short tramway/railway ran along Moss Lane in Altrincham, my home town. I came across it on an IRS email group and wanted to find out more.

http://rogerfarnworth.com/2021/01/15...-works-tramway

Thanks for that Roger, very interesting. It brings back memories of queuing at the local gas works in a line of prams, pushchairs and wheelbarrows for a sack of coke. Coal was rationed until 1957 but you could have as much coke as you could transport. I recall the teacher saying there were around a hundred by-products that were produced in the manufacture of town gas, including aspirin.