Gloucester and Cheltenham Tramroad

The Gloucester and Cheltenham Tramroad, also known as the Gloucester and Cheltenham Railway, connected Gloucester with Cheltenham with horse-drawn trams. Its primary economic purpose was the transport of coal from Gloucester's (then new) docks to the rapidly developing spa town of Cheltenham, and onwards to the Cotswolds. It also linked with a route from quarries on nearby Leckhampton Hill, aiding considerably in bringing Cotswold stone down to central Cheltenham, where it was desirable as a building material, and carried other freight and passengers.