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16th January 2021, 17:48
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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 
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17th January 2021, 09:23
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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.
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