Red Wheel Sites

The world's oldest locomotive roundhouse, erected 1839 by the North Midland Railway and in railway use for 150 years

1932 Great Western Railway Engine Shed complex, now developed to preserve the spirit and style of the GWR for future generations

Opened by Thomas Lightfoot in 1876 to serve the Douglas seafront, this 3ft gauge line is the oldest horse tramway in the world

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

A unique complex of tunnels developed since 1778 for limestone and coal mining, for through navigation and increasingly for tourism

To boost the local economy, the 3rd Duke planned and financed the railway from Golspie to Helmsdale. Opened 16th May 1871

An historic wharf at the junction of the Somersetshire Coal and Kennet & Avon Canals, with adjacent aqueduct designed by John Rennie

1831 railhead of Dundee & Newtyle Railway - the first in the North of Scotland - which used rope hauled inclines, horses, sails and locomotives to access Strathmore via The Sidlaws

A unique historic military airfield, operational from the First World War to the Cold War

Built in the 1830s at the site of the first 'main line' junction and triangle. One of the oldest railway passenger buildings in the world.