Wylam Colliery
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Wylam Colliery was a historic coal mine in Northumberland, England, notable for its early use of pioneering steam locomotives during the Industrial Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wylam Colliery canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal mine
ⓘ
colliery ⓘ industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Wylam Waggonway locomotives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early colliery railways in Northumberland ⓘ |
| category |
Historic coal mines in England
ⓘ
Industrial Revolution sites in Northumberland ⓘ |
| connectedTo | River Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicContext | northern England industrial district ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
early railway technology
ⓘ
steam power development ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| industry | coal mining ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of steam locomotives
ⓘ
early railway engineering ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Northumberland ⓘ Tyne Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Wylam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north bank of the River Tyne ⓘ |
| near |
Newcastle upon Tyne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wylam village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early railway experimentation
ⓘ
early use of steam locomotives ⓘ |
| partOf | North East England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwaySignificance | one of the early sites of locomotive use in a colliery ⓘ |
| region | coalfield of Northumberland and Durham ⓘ |
| resourceExtracted | coal ⓘ |
| servedBy | Wylam Waggonway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disused ⓘ |
| transportRole | origin point for coal wagons to the Tyne ⓘ |
| used |
horse-drawn wagons
ⓘ
steam locomotives ⓘ |
| usedTransport |
plateway
ⓘ
wagonway ⓘ |
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Puffing Billy