1720s in rail transport

• 1720s in rail transport
• 1730s

Rail transport timeline

This article lists events relating to rail transport that occurred during the 1720s.

1722

Events

Unknown date events

• Opening of the Tranent to Cockenzie Waggonway, the first wagonway in Scotland, from the coal pits at Tranent to Cockenzie harbour in East Lothian (2.5 mi (4.0 km)). ^[1]

1729

Events

Unknown date events

• First known use of cast iron wheels on a wagonway, in the Coalbrookdale district of Shropshire, England. ^[2]

See also

• Years in rail transport

References

1. Brown, Kenneth (1938). "The first railway in Scotland – the Tranent–Cockenzie wagon-way". Railway Magazine. 82: 1–4.
2. Lewis, M. J. T. (1970). Early Wooden Railways. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 107, 195, 239. ISBN   0-7100-6674-0.

Preceded by 1710s in rail transport

Rail transport timeline 1720s

Succeeded by 1730s in rail transport