Killingworth Colliery
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Killingworth Colliery was a coal mine in Northumberland, England, historically notable as the workplace where engineer George Stephenson developed and tested early steam locomotives.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal mine
ⓘ
colliery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
George Stephenson
ⓘ
early railway engineering ⓘ early steam locomotive development ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| employed | George Stephenson ⓘ |
| era | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | early industrial revolution site ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English (local working language) ⓘ |
| hasRole | workplace of George Stephenson ⓘ |
| hasType | historical industrial site ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early application of steam power to rail transport
ⓘ
important site in the history of railway locomotion ⓘ |
| industry | coal mining ⓘ |
| influenced |
design of early steam locomotives
ⓘ
development of railway transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Killingworth
ⓘ
North East England ⓘ Northumberland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableFor | development and testing of early steam locomotives ⓘ |
| partOf | British coal industry ⓘ |
| railwayGaugeContext | early colliery wagonways ⓘ |
| region |
Tyneside urban area
ⓘ
surface form:
Tyneside area
|
| resourceExtracted | coal ⓘ |
| transportFunction | supplied coal via wagonways and early railways ⓘ |
| usedFor | testing of experimental locomotives ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
steam locomotives
ⓘ
wagonways ⓘ |
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