- Source: List of horse-drawn railways
This is a worldwide list of horse-drawn railways, an early form of rail transport that utilised horses and other similar animals to pull rail cars. Horses were also used for shunting.
Examples
= Before 1800
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Horses were used to pull railways in funiculars and coal mines as early as early 16th century. The earliest recorded example is the Reisszug, a. inclined railway dating to 1515. Almost all of the mines built in 16th and 17th century used horse-drawn railways as their only mode of transport.
= 1800–1849
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= 1850–1879
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= After 1880
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Bibliography
Discovering Britain's First Railways - A guide to Horse-drawn Tramroads and Waggonways, by Mark Jones. The History Press 2012. (144 pp). Map shows locations of 40 waggonways with a bibliography of 40 books.
See also
Corduroy road
Horsecar
References
External links
The oldest surviving horse drawn tramway operating in Douglas on the Isle of Man
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