| Monmouth Railway | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Defunct |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| Type | Horse-drawn plateway |
| History | |
| Opened | 1812 |
| Closed | 1870s |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 5 mi (8.0 km) |
| Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
The Monmouth Railway, also known as the Monmouth Tramroad, was a horse-drawn 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge plateway. It ran for about 5 miles (8.0 km) from Howler's Slade, east of Coleford, in Gloucestershire and Monmouth; there were two branches from other mineral sites. It was intended to bring mineral products of the Forest of Dean to Monmouth, and to the works alongside the River Wye.
It was opened from 1812 and for some time was the only railway at Monmouth. From 1853 technologically superior edge railways were built serving the area, and the Monmouth Railway declined and became dormant. It finally closed in the 1870s. It was purchased by the Coleford Railway, which used part of its alignment to build its line from Monmouth to Coleford, which opened in 1883.
Some fragments of bridge structures and a short tunnel survive at present, and part of the route can be surmised from aerial photographs.