Red Wheel Sites

This road, built between 1928 and 1932, replaced an unsurfaced track and is an outstanding example of work to open up the Highlands to motor traffic

Shrewsbury Abbey Station. Terminus of the 'Potts' Railway (1866-80). Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Light Railway (1911-1933) and War Department lines (1940-60).

Between 1920 and 1972 'Abbotts of Farnham' Coachbuilders and their predecessors Page & Hunt Ltd built bespoke vehicle bodies of the highest quality on this site

Built 1938 as part of a service area for the new North Circular Road. In the 1950s and 60s, it became a magnet for young motorcyclists.

1768-1924
A successful early railway, using gravity and horsepower on wooden rails to transport coal from local pits to the harbour and glassworks

Completed in 1851 by the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway and used by Alston branch trains until 1976

17 semaphore signals, installed 1882-1913, which return to "danger" if wires are cut by rockfalls

A unique hydraulic lift, opened in 1875 to speed the passage of cargoes between the Trent & Mersey Canal and the Weaver Navigation

A 1922 exhibition hall converted in 1926 to an Edinburgh Corporation bus depot.Now the home of Britain’s largest municipal bus company.

Opened 1906 as the largest car factory outside USA. Closed 1914. A torpedo works in both World Wars and until 1969