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Tyne & Wear Railways

Bowes Railway

The world’s only standard gauge rope hauled railway, built to carry coal to the river for shipment. Its oldest section was designed by George Stephenson and opened in 1826

Springwell Village, Gateshead, NE9 7QJ  Tel: 0191-416-1847   Email

Tanfield Railway
 
Passenger-carrying Victorian carriages are steam-hauled along the line built in 1725.

Old Marley Hill, Sunniside, Gateshead, NE16 5ET  Tel: 0191 388 7547   Email

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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