The Tanfield Railway is a 4 ft 8 standard gauge heritage railway in Gateshead and County Durham, England. Running on part of a former colliery wooden wagonway, later a steam railway, it operates preserved industrial diesel and steam tank locomotives. The railway operates a passenger service on Sundays all year round, as well as demonstration freight trains. The railway claims to be "the worlds oldest railway".

Site with the colour slides of the late J.W.Sutherland. A mixed bag, but scroll down for some excellent photos of Holwell No3 at Wirksworth in company with Uppingham.