Live Seaton Tramway Webcam
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- Location: Seaton Tramway, Devon, England
- Source: Railcam
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Info: Live streaming webcam at Seaton Tramway in Devon, England. The webcam is located at Riverside Halt and shows a views of trams on part of the narrow gauge electric tramway.
This live webcam is courtesy of Railcan
More info: Seaton Tramway operates narrow gauge heritage trams between Seaton, Colyford and Colyton in East Devon. The 3 mile route follows alongside the River Axe in the picturesque Axe Valley. Fourteen tramcars are part of the attraction for visitors, which sees over 100,000 visitors per year. All of the tramcars are based on classic British designs and vary in size between half-scale (1:2) and two thirds-scale (2:3). The scheduled journey time from Seaton to Colyford is 13 minutes, and Colyford to Colyton is a further 10 minutes, making a total journey time of 23 minutes.
This first stretch of the tramway allows great views of Seaton Marshes, the most southerly of a string of low-level nature reserves, collectively known as Seaton Wetlands and all of which are visible at some stage from the tram. The reserves include freshwater grazing marshes, intertidal lagoons, scrapes, ditches and bird hides, and are home to a diverse variety of birds and mammals including as otters.
The tramway was established in 1970 by Claude Lane, founder of Modern Electric Tramways Ltd, which had previously operated in Eastbourne.