Latest Red Wheel Sites

Location Date Unveiled Inscription Red Wheel Image
Taunton Bus & Coach Station 12/12/2014

An archetypal 'hub' station, opened 1952, designed by Tilling Group architect HA Starkey for the Western National Omnibus Co.

Harecastle Canal Tunnels 12/12/2014

Parallel tunnels, approx. 2,5km long,, opened 1777 and 1827 to handle the heavy traffic on the Trent & Mersey Canal - Brindley's 'Grand Trunk Canal' 

Snaefell Mountain Tramway, IOM 15/10/2014

Built in just 17 months in 1895, this 5-mile 3ft 6in (1067mm) gauge tramway uses the centre rail for emergency braking on the 1 in 12 gradient.

Darlington North Road Station 15/10/2014

Designed by John Harris for the Stockton & Darlington Railway. Opened 1842 and later extended. A distinctive early railway station.

Manx Electric Railway 08/10/2014

Opened to Groudle 1893 and Ramsey 1899 this 17-mile 3ft (914mm) gauge tramway still operates its original fleet of Victorian tramcars.

Douglas Station, Isle Of Man Railway 27/09/2014

Opened in 1873 as the hub of a 46-mile network of 3ft (914mm) gauge steam railways serving Peel, Ramsey, Foxdale and Port Erin - which still operates

River Wey Navigation, Dapdune Wharf, Guildford 27/09/2014

Opened 1653: one of the first rivers to be successfully improved for commercial traffic and a prototype for many subsequent navigations

Dennis Bros Ltd Cycle & Motor Factory, Guildford 27/09/2014

Opened in 1901 as England's first purpose-built motor vehicle factory. Production ceased here in 1911, when moved to larger premises

Blisworth Canal Tunnel 22/08/2014

Built 1793-1805, the final link in the Grand Junction Canal and, at 2,812m, the UK's longest navigable 'broad' canal tunnel

Mussel (Muswell) Manor & Shellbeach Aerodrome 14/06/2014

Flying ground of the Aero Club, chosen 1909 by the Short Brothers for the world's first aircraft factory, building Wright Brothers' "Flyers"