 It was built by the Great Eastern Railway between Wisbech, Cambridgeshire and Upwell, Norfolk to carry agricultural produce.Although called a tram, in many ways it more closely resembled a conventional railway line, and paved the way for the passing of the Light Railways Act 1896.The Great Eastern Railway (GER) promoted the idea of a tramway between Wisbech and Upwell, and permission to construct the line was obtained by W L Ollard in 1873, but he failed to raise the finance to build it.