Lake Lock Railroad blue plaque — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: The Lake Lock Railroad, probably the world's first public railway, crossed Aberford Road here. It was opened in 1798 to carry coals from the Outwood area to the Aire and Calder Navigation at Lake Lock. Recorded plaque organisation: Wakefield Civic Society.

The Lake Lock Railroad, operational from 1798, is recognized as likely the world's first public railway, designed to transport coal from Outwood to the Aire and Calder Navigation at Lake Lock.

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