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Tanfield Railway, Newcastle fine art prints.

Tanfield Railway The Oldest Working Railway In The World. Originally the purpose was for the movement of coal from nearby collieries to ships on the River Tyne. The oldest part was the Lobley Hill section c1647 which closed in 1964. The surviving 1725 Sunniside to Causey section is now the World’s Oldest Working Railway and the Causey to East Tanfield section dates from 1839. The engine shed at Marley Hill was built in 1854 and in colliery use until 1970.

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