1720s in rail transport

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

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).

Unknown date events

 * First known use of cast iron wheels on a wagonway, in the Coalbrookdale district of Shropshire, England.