Other places · North East England
Fawdon Wagonway
In or near Gosforth.
Fawdon Wagonway in England North East, United Kingdom.
Oliver Dixon — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Fawdon · 1.1 km
About
Fawdon Wagonway is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Fawdon Wagonway was from 1818 to 1826 a 1 mile 3 furlongs (2.2 km) long horse-drawn and partially rope-operated industrial railway in Fawdon near Newcastle upon Tyne. It was the first cable car employing a moving rope that could be picked up or released by a grip on the cars.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Fawdon Colliery was set-up around 1810, and its coal was originally transported via the Kenton and Coxlodge Waggonway to Wallsend. In 1818, the Fawdon Wagonway was built by Benjamin Thompson, one of the colliery's owning partners, on a new route to Scotswood. The line used inclined planes and stationary steam engines. The re-routing was the cause of controversial discussions between Thompson and the owners of the properties, over which the track ran. Thompson installed a series of stationary steam engines along the 1 miles rail track between the Kenton Bank and Hotchpudding Planes. Stationary steam engines transported the coal wagons through the hilly landscape at a speed of 7 mph. Each…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0236, -1.6440
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE3 2BD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne North
- Nearest railway station
- Fawdon — 1.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q51227905 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Fawdon Wagonway (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fawdon Wagonway?
- Fawdon Wagonway is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE3 2BD), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- What is Fawdon Wagonway?
- Fawdon Wagonway in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Fawdon Wagonway?
- The nearest railway station is Fawdon, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE3 2BD.
- Is Fawdon Wagonway a protected site?
- Yes — Fawdon Wagonway is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Fawdon Wagonway?
- The nearest railway station is Fawdon, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE3 2BD.