Route
Prior to construction several routes were considered. The route ultimately built left the docks crossing Southgate Street, around the south of the city centre and across Barton Street and Horton Road (near the current level crossing). It then turned north-east along Elmbridge Road meeting Cheltenham Road in Longlevens, the route of which it followed, along with Cheltenham Road East through Churchdown. It ran in parallel with a turnpike road past Staverton Bridge, the then Plough Inn and Arle Court. It followed what is now Gloucester Road turning left towards Cheltenham Spa railway station. At this point it split into two branches.
The first ran along Gloucester Road to the terminus depot near the junction with Tewkesbury Road. The second ran down Queen's Road to Westal Green, across Tivoli and Leckhampton (and where the Norwood pub stands) before ascending Leckhampton Hill via inclined plane to the quarries there. The Railway Inn in Leckhampton was named after the Tramroad.
Read more about this topic: Gloucester And Cheltenham Tramroad
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