Willington waggonway found next to River Tyne

A timber railway track dating back to the 18th Century has been unearthed in a Tyneside shipyard.

Länk: Willington waggonway found next to River Tyne

Wooden waggonway built more than 200 years ago discovered near former colliery is 'oldest example of standard gauge railway ever found'

Archaeologists expected to find Roman remains under former shipyard. Instead they unearthed wooden waggonway running from collieries to Tyne. 

Tailways provided prototype for train network in Industrial Revolution.

Länk: Wooden waggonway built more than 200 years ago discovered near former colliery is 'oldest example of standard gauge railway ever found'