Fawdon Waggonway to Scotswood

Fawdon Colliery originally sent its coal along the Kenton and Coxlodge Waggonway to Wallsend. In 1818, a new route was designed by Benjamin Thompson, one of the partners owning Fawdon Colliery. This sent the coal south to Scotswood. The line used inclined planes and stationary engines. The re-routing was the cause of much dispute between Thompson and the owners of the Royalty.