Red Wheel Sites

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.

A flight of 16 locks, in total 64m deep. Opened in 1805 to unite the Peak Forest Canals, previously connected by a horse-drawn tramway.

This elegant aqueduct, designed by Benjamin Outram and built 1784 - 1800, is the tallest masonry-arch aqueduct in the UK

Founded 1848 and, for over a century, a leading manufacturer and exporter of agricultural machinery and military hardware

The world's first underground railway opened from Paddington to Farringdon via Baker Street Station on 10th January 1863

An art deco icon, opened by the LMS in 1933, symbolic of the profound influence of railways on the development of Morecambe

Where production of the first commercially successful, small-wheeled full-suspension bicycle revolutionised the cycle industry in 1962

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

MV LYMINGTON (1938 - 1972) This Lymington - Yarmouth ferry was the first British vessel to use the Voith Schneider combined propulsion and steering system