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