Red Wheel Sites
| Location | Date Unveiled | Inscription | Red Wheel Image |
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| Denny Ship Model Experiment Tank, Dumbarton | 22/03/2023 |
The world's oldest working model experiment tank (1882) on the site of the William Denny shipyard (1844-1963) |
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| Derby Roundhouse | 01/10/2009 |
The world's oldest locomotive roundhouse, erected 1839 by the North Midland Railway and in railway use for 150 years |
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| Didcot Railway Centre | 02/04/2010 |
1932 Great Western Railway Engine Shed complex, now developed to preserve the spirit and style of the GWR for future generations |
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| Douglas Bay Horse Tramway, Isle of Man | 08/01/2022 |
Opened by Thomas Lightfoot in 1876 to serve the Douglas seafront, this 3ft gauge line is the oldest horse tramway in the world |
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| 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 |
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| Dudley Canal Tunnels | 01/04/2011 |
A unique complex of tunnels developed since 1778 for limestone and coal mining, for through navigation and increasingly for tourism |
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| Duke of Sutherland's Railway, Dunrobin Castle Station | 08/08/2021 |
To boost the local economy, the 3rd Duke planned and financed the railway from Golspie to Helmsdale. Opened 16th May 1871 |
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| Dundas Wharf & Aqueduct | 06/09/2017 |
An historic wharf at the junction of the Somersetshire Coal and Kennet & Avon Canals, with adjacent aqueduct designed by John Rennie |
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| Dundee and Newtyle Railway | 13/12/2023 |
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 |
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| Duxford Airfield | 15/08/2013 |
A unique historic military airfield, operational from the First World War to the Cold War |
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