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Tanfield Railway. / 54.908; -1.675. The Tanfield Railway is a 4 ft in ( 1,435 mm) standard gauge heritage railway in Gateshead and County Durham, England. Running on part of a former horse-drawn colliery wooden waggonway, later rope & horse, lastly rope & loco railway. It operates preserved industrial steam locomotives.
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Tanfield Railway, Marley Hill Engine Shed, Gateshead, NE16 5ET Tel: 07508 092365 Email: [email protected] Tanfield Railway Company Limited. Company number 01223727. Tanfield Railway Trust is a Limited Company (no.03232794) and a Registered Charity (no.1072449).
The Tanfield Railway, the World's oldest railway dating back to 1725, is a wonderful day out for all the family, whatever the weather. Just sit back and enjoy the beautiful scenery as steam drifts past your vintage carriage in a truly yesteryear atmosphere, when lifes pace was less hurried. Trains operate every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday ...
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Tanfield Railway, Marley Hill Engine Shed, Gateshead, NE16 5ET Tel: 07508 092365 Email: [email protected] Tanfield Railway Company Limited. Company number 01223727. ...
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The Tanfield Railway, the World's oldest railway dating back to 1725, is a wonderful day out for all the family, whatever the weather. Just sit back and enjoy the beautiful scenery as steam drifts past your vintage carriage in a truly yesteryear atmosphere, when lifes pace was less hurried. Trains operate every Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday ...
When the Tanfield Railway – or waggonway as it was known at the time – was built in 1725, it was a revelation. Its massive engineering was unlike anything else in its era, or even since the Roman Empire. It was a triumph of engineering over nature, a clear signal that a new industrial age was upon the world, and that railways would play a ...