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Charlestown Lime Tramway
All photographs of this railway in date order.
![The Quarry tramway at Charlestown looking north from the top of the limekilns through the tunnel towards the stationery engine at the Gin Head and thence to West Quarry. Loaded trucks would come down the incline and the limestone would be tipped straight into the top of the kilns. The tunnel remains intact and open despite being around 200 years old. In his younger days the photographer crawled through the tunnel on a number of occasions - but it is certainly not to be recommended today! <br><br>[Mark Poustie 24/01/2010]](/images/27000/27337.jpg "Charlestown")
![Surviving rails amongst the overgrown top of the limekilns on the Charlestown quarry tramway in January 2010.<br>
<br><br>[Mark Poustie 24/01/2010]](/images/27000/27351.jpg "Charlestown")
![Looking north to the partially hidden tunnel entrance through which the Charlestown quarry tramway emerged from West Quarry. The tramway route and the limekilns are a scheduled ancient monument yet it is disappointing that so little has been done to help preserve them. January 2010.<br><br>[Mark Poustie 24/01/2010]](/images/27000/27355.jpg "Charlestown")
