Industrial Narrow Gauge Railways

Storr Hill Brickworks
Wyke
Nr Bradford

Gauge : 18ins
Status : Ceased sometime after 1979

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Storr Hill Brickworks

Storr Hill brickworks operated a chain worked double track 18 ins gauge plateway for a distance of approximately 250 yards.


Date: July 1979	Date: July 1979	Date: July 1979
This picture shows the drive wheel at the pug mill at the top of the incline.	The brickworks was operated by H Birkby & Sons when these pictures were taken in July 1979.	An end-over tipping platform allowed the clay to be discharged into the mill.


Date: July 1979	Date: July 1979	Date: July 1979
The plateway itself was constructed of various sizes of angle iron nailed to the sleepers.	The plateway began at the loading bunker, which in fact was fed by road vehicles.	The loaded wagon was pushed onto the plateway and guided onto the chain.


Date: July 1979	Date: July 1979	Date: July 1979
View of the plateway looking towards the loading bunker.	In 1977, there were about 50 wagons in use on the plateway, with others lying derelict.	A view in the opposite direction looking towards the mill. The information about this platway was obtained from an IRS article by C G Down.

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