Take a trip back in time on the world famous Tanfield Railway, the world’s oldest railway, in North East England. Step aboard for an unforgettable journey on a vintage steam train with unique Victorian carriages and lovingly restored locomotives, for a six mile round trip through beautiful rolling countryside and a spectacular wooded valley.
Dating back to 1725, a whole century before the Stockton and Darlington Railway, Tanfield Railway is the world’s oldest railway and has an unrivalled history. The line was built to transport coal from collieries in the Tanfield area to the River Tyne for shipment using the latest technology and groundbreaking engineering of the day.
Today the railway, rebuilt by dedicated volunteers, is a showcase for the North East’s rich railway heritage. You can experience steam locomotives built by legendary Tyneside concerns such as Robert Stephenson & Co, carriages just like those that carried miners to and from work and waggons that took coal on its journey from the Great North Coalfield to the world.
