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Steam tramway reversing triangle is a nineteenth-century railway infrastructure monument located in Lancashire, England. The structure served the operational requirements of steam-powered tramway systems, which became prevalent in industrial Lancashire during the latter part of the Victorian era. The reversing triangle, a characteristic feature of tramway engineering, allowed locomotives to change direction without the need for a full turntable, thereby economising on space and construction costs in congested urban or industrial areas. The monument represents an important phase in the development of local transport technology during the period of intensive industrial expansion in Lancashire.
Steam tramway reversing triangle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005096. View the official record →
Steam tramway reversing triangle is a nineteenth-century railway infrastructure monument located in Lancashire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005096.
Steam tramway reversing triangle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005096.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coking ovens and associated coal workings on Aushaw Moss 450m south west of Lower House (3.6 km), Stone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham Close (5 km), Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow (6.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Steam tramway reversing triangle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Steam tramway reversing triangle stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.