2013
NZ1164 : 'Puffing Billy' at Wylam
taken 11 years ago, near to Wylam, Northumberland, England
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'Puffing Billy' at Wylam
The summer of 2013 marks the 200th anniversary of the use of the first commercial adhesion steam engine 'Puffing Billy', employed to haul chaldron wagons on metal rails from the coal mine at Wylam to Lemington staiths on the River Tyne. It was built in 1813 by local men, engineer William Hedley, engine-wright Johnathon Forster, and blacksmith Timothy Hackworth, for Christopher Blackett, the owner of Wylam Colliery.
A festival is taking place in communities along the line of the Wylam Waggonway to mark this momentous event in railway history. One of the highlights will be a display of Beamish Museum's replica engine NZ2254 : Puffing Billy emerges brought for the occasion on a low-loader lorry.
Puffing Billy Festival: Link
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A festival is taking place in communities along the line of the Wylam Waggonway to mark this momentous event in railway history. One of the highlights will be a display of Beamish Museum's replica engine NZ2254 : Puffing Billy emerges brought for the occasion on a low-loader lorry.
Puffing Billy Festival: Link
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- Grid Square
- NZ1164, 212 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Andrew Curtis (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Tuesday, 2 July, 2013 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Tuesday, 2 July, 2013
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NZ 1189 6465 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.5793N 1:48.9464W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: NZ 11874 64664
- View Direction
- East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
