The Gibridding Incline on the Woodhead Tramroad
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The Gibridding Incline on the Woodhead Tramroad
Image: © Ian Calderwood Taken: 15 Aug 2015
One of the paths through Gibridding Wood follows part of the line of the Gibridding Incline. An inclined plane was required to let coal wagons down from the valley side to the valley bottom. This incline was probably self-acting, in which the descending loaded wagons are linked to ascending empties by a continuous rope or chain, controlled by a brake. The loaded wagons, with their greater weight, thus, pull the empties up as they descend.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.000512
Longitude
-1.953767