Sidmouth Harbour Railway
| Sidmouth Harbour Railway | |
|---|---|
Salcombe Hill cliff, through which the tunnel was constructed | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Abandoned |
| Locale | Sidmouth, Devon, England |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1836 |
| Plan abandoned | 1838 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
The Sidmouth Harbour Railway was a short-lived attempt in the 1830s to create a harbour in the bay at Sidmouth, Devon on the south coast of England. To enable its construction a railway was built along the seafront and then via a tunnel in the cliff east of the town towards natural deposits at Hook Ebb. Only a few traces of the railway and tunnel remain today.