Museum
Type
Wrekenton
Where
Museum · Attraction
Good for
Check before you go
Cost
Plan your visit
Opening times
Open access — check locally for facilities
Location
Gateshead, NE9 7QJ
Parent hack
Arrive at opening time in school holidays — you'll beat the queues and the car park.
The Bowes Railway, built by George Stephenson in 1826, is the world's only operational preserved standard gauge cable railway system. It was built to transport coal from pits in Durham to boats on the River Tyne. The site is a scheduled monument. The railway is open every week on Thursday, Friday and Saturday as well as on a number of event days throughout the year.
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