tramplate

English

Etymology

From tram +‎ plate.

Noun

tramplate (plural tramplates)

  1. (rail transport, historical) A type of iron rail used on a tramroad.
    • 1948 November and December, “Notes and News: Early Tramplates”, in Railway Magazine, page 412, including photo caption:
      Its [the Penydarren Tramroad's] value diminished considerably with the opening of the Taff Vale Railway in 1841, but the line remained in use until 1875, and the tramplates were not removed until 1890. […] Views and dimensions of a 3-ft. tramplate from the Penydarren Tramroad
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