1720s in rail transport

none 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 km on).Brown, Kenneth The first railway in Scotland – the Tranent–Cockenzie wagon-way Railway Magazine 82 1938 1–4 1729 Events Unknown date events First known use of cast iron wheels on a wagonway, in the Coalbrookdale district of Shropshire, England.Lewis, M. J. T. Early Wooden Railways Routledge & Kegan Paul London 1970 0-7100-6674-0 107, 195, 239 See also Years in rail transport References Rail transport timeline 1720s 1710s in rail transport 1730s in rail transport