tramroad

[ tram-rohd ]

/ ˈtræmˌroʊd /

(in a mine) a small railroad for trams.

Origin of tramroad

First recorded in 1785–95; tram¹ + road

There was nothing in a simple horse railroad, or tramroad, as it is called, to provoke an opposition so bitter from the people.

'Puffing Billy' and the Prize 'Rocket' |Helen Cross Knight
A tramroad or railroad, then; there was no other alternative.

'Puffing Billy' and the Prize 'Rocket' |Helen Cross Knight
The gauge of the first tramroad laid down had virtually settled the point.

Lives of the Engineers |Samuel Smiles
"A railway, and not a tramroad," said Stephenson, when the subject was fairly and fully opened.

'Puffing Billy' and the Prize 'Rocket' |Helen Cross Knight

He built a third, and ran it on the tramroad that passed by old Bob Stephenson's cottage door.

'Puffing Billy' and the Prize 'Rocket' |Helen Cross Knight