Red Wheel Sites

The first purpose-built training college for railway staff, opened in 1938 and still performing its original function

Locomotion was hauled here from Newcastle, re-assembled and steamed prior to the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway on 27th September 1825

LONGDON-on-TERN AQUEDUCT Designned by Thomas Telford and Ironmaster William Reynolds and completed in 1796. This is the oldest extant cast-iron canal aqueduct in the world

The largest all-masonry aqueduct in Britain, designed by John Rennie and opened in 1797 for the Lancaster Canal Navigation

Opened 1890, this Victorian funicular is the UK's only fully water powered railway and one of only three worldwide

Remains of the oldest purpose-built car factory in the UK, opened 1898 by the Madelvic Motor Carriage Co which built electric vehicles

6 1/2 mile, 2ft gauge driverless underground railway, linking postal sorting offices and main-line stations. 1927-2003

Britain's first Municipal Airport (1930), with original Hangar, Passenger Terminal Building and oldest continuously used Control Tower (1933)

1885-2009 This 1941 twin-track swing bridge used to carry part of the 231-mile MSCR - the largest private railway in the UK

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