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Tanfield Railway. 447 reviews. #1 of 46 things to do in Gateshead. Speciality Museums. Closed now. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Write a review. About. The Tanfield Railway, the World's oldest railway dating back to 1725, is a wonderful day out for all the family, whatever the weather.
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- Tanfield Railway is open:Sun - Sun 10:00 - 16:00
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Tanfield is located in the county of Durham, North East England, two miles north-west of the town of Stanley, six miles south-west of the major town of Gateshead, 94 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 243 miles north of London. Tanfield lies just south-west of the Tyne & Wear border.
Tanfield is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Stanley, in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is near Stanley, and the location of Tanfield Railway, the Causey Arch and Tanfield School. The village was formerly a mining village.
The Tanfield Railway is a 4 ft 8⁄ 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.
Number And NameDescriptionStatusLiveryRobert Stephenson and Hawthorns No.38 ...38 was built by Robert Stephenson and ...StoredBlack, lined in redHawthorn Leslie 0-6-0ST StagshawStagshaw was built by Hawthorn Leslie as ...StoredBlack0-6-0T TwizellTwizell was built by Robert Stephenson ...Out of Service for boiler repairs and ...Black, Lined in RedBlack, Hawthorn & Co 0-4-0ST, WellingtonThe oldest locomotive on the railway.Stored awaiting overhaulGreen with LiningTanfield Railway is the oldest existing railway in the world, having started as a wooden waggonway in 1725. It has the world's oldest working engine shed (1854), runs on the oldest railway embankment (1725), and passes the oldest railway bridge (1727).
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Step aboard for an unforgettable journey on a vintage steam train with unique Victorian carriages and lovingly restored locomotives, for a six mile round trip through beautiful rolling countryside and a spectacular wooded valley.