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Auckland West station. Since July 2018, two of the three daily return services between
Stanhope and Witton-le-Wear now continue to Bishop Auckland West station. Services to Bishop Auckland West and Witton-Le- Wear were suspended after the takeover by the Auckland Project in 2020 while they waited for a Licence to Operate and resumed on 22 April 2023
1644:, Witton-le-Wear, Wolsingham, Frosterley and Stanhope. Weardale Railway began services on 23 May 2010, but decided to run special trains rather than a scheduled service for the 2013 season. The line was purchased by the Auckland Project in 2020 with a view to restarting passenger services. In 2021, a bid was submitted to the
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had undertaken to re-install missing points and crossings at Bishop
Auckland to reconnect the Weardale Line with the national rail network. It was stated that this would be done before 31 July 2009. Network Rail completed the connection in early September 2009. On 29 September 2009, the development
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After receiving planning permission to load opencast coal, mined in the Crook area, alterations and arrangements were made to the
Weardale Railway Depot at Wolsingham, to receive and transship the coal from road to rail. The first loaded coal train left Wolsingham on 16 June 2011 bound for steel
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Regular passenger services to Bishop
Auckland started on 23 May 2010, but for the 2013 season a scheduled service was not offered, the railway instead offering themed operations, such as Dine and Ride and the Polar Express. Since 2014, the Railway Trust has operated passenger trains on selected
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mile (800 m) west of Bishop
Auckland) to enable the embankment to be repaired after subsidence had made the line unusable for passenger traffic. Once the works were completed it was intended to reinstate the tracks and extend the Stanhope to Witton-le-Wear passenger service back to Bishop
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agreed to pay £100,000 for a 75% stake in
Weardale Railways Ltd and provide management support to the project. Ealing Community Transport also agreed to underwrite any further operating losses incurred by Weardale Railways Ltd. This undertaking was sufficient to allow the creditors of Weardale
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The
Weardale Railway Trust (WRT) is a voluntary group whose members are supporters of the project. WRT was initially just a supporters' club but it assumed a more prominent role as Weardale Railways Ltd got into difficulties. In 2006 WRT took a 12.5% minority stake in the ownership of Weardale
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decided to service the
Eastgate cement works by road and end its use of rail. British Rail then announced its intention to close the line due to the loss of revenue. Local authorities sought another use for the line and considered that the only immediate possibility was a steam-hauled tourist
1686:(BR), and it was taken over by a group of enthusiasts. The Weardale Railway currently runs for 18 miles (29 km) between Bishop Auckland and the site of Eastgate-in-Weardale Station, making the line one of the longest preserved standard gauge heritage railways in Great Britain.
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Weardale Railway preservation project was founded in 1993, with the intention that a private company should take ownership of the line and start a steam service for tourists on the scenic western section. The operating company was known as the Weardale Railways Ltd, a
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1781:. With all works again undertaken by the S&DR, this line opened on 3 August 1847. After these works had been completed, the BA&WR amalgamated with the WXR. All services were operated by the S&DR, which officially took over the new company in January 1857.
2016:. Initially, this only ran between Wolsingham and Stanhope but, on 27 March 2016, this service was extended to Witton-le-Wear. In April 2018, the Weardale Railway CIC announced that works had commenced to lift a short section of track at Broken Banks (approximately
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In October 2008, the line's paid staff and volunteers undertook the "Brush Blitz" to clear 14 years of vegetation growth from the track between Wolsingham and Bishop Auckland. After two damaged sections of track were repaired, in early 2009 a passenger-carrying
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to be restored. Services started in July 2004, initially from Wolsingham to Stanhope but with the intention of extending them along the full length of the remaining line. There were even plans to rebuild the Eastgate to Wearhead section which had been lifted.
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travelled on the Weardale line checking bridges, fences and crossings along the 18-mile stretch between Stanhope and Bishop Auckland. Only a few minor works were needed to get the line ready for passenger use, and these were completed in time for a
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to Stanhope charter train to run. In February 2010, this became the first mainline passenger service to travel the line since the 1980s. It was followed on 27 February by a railtour from Crewe to Stanhope, operated by Spitfire Railtours.
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In February 2020, Iowa-Pacific, the parent company of British American Railway Services, announced its intention to sell the line. It was purchased in March 2020 by the Auckland Project, a County Durham charity.
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contributed to the wages of paid staff in what had become an area of high unemployment, and this allowed a 40-strong workforce to be recruited, a depot and base of operations to be established at
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opened on 21 October 1895. Between Eastgate and Westgate at Cambo Keels, sidings were established to serve the Weardale Iron Company's Heights limestone quarry, which is still in operation today.
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1943:. Ed Ellis, the spokesman for these firms, visited the Weardale Railway in October 2008, and announced an intention to reopen the line to Bishop Auckland by the end of 2008.
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The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present
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formed the majority of passenger services on the Weardale Railway; here 141103 is pictured at Stanhope station in early 2008
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along the line. This was intended to ensure the future of the line as a viable business.
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Lloyd, Chris (20 March 2020). "Heritage railway saved with aims to extend it eastwards".
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Railways Ltd to permit the resumption of limited services on the line in August 2006.
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3463:"Trains stop in County Durham village for first time in 50 years | The Northern Echo"
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Williams, Alan (July 2010). "Regular passenger services return to Weardale".
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3489:"Weardale Railway to extend service to Bishop Auckland | The Northern Echo"
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The railway also has Sentinel 0-6-0 shunter used for driver experiences
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Westgate station with links to articles on other Weardale stations
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As elsewhere the UK, rail traffic in the area declined after
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was interested in using the line to transport coal from an
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from the Newlandside Estate on the south side of the town.
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PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2
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allocated funding for the development of a business case.
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weekdays and weekends for mostly tourist traffic using a
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1727:. The BA&WR initially built a temporary terminus at
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to build a railway line from the S&DR's station at
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Thomas, Cliff (May 2013). "Weardale abandons steam".
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On 27 March 2009 the railway's website reported that
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Last train waiting to leave Wearhead station in 1953
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3380:"Weardale Railway revival could be fuelled by coal"
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3271:"Pacific railroad takes a major share in Weardale"
2212:5 large headlight brackets were fitted in 2003 by
1939:, a wholly owned subsidiary of US private company
1914:Eventually, a community interest company known as
1754:to sub-lease the southern section of the former
1709:Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway (BA&WR)
3850:, museums and preservation societies in England
1795:The final extension of the Weardale Railway to
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4511:Museum of the Great Western Railway (Swindon)
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2084:Damaged in a shunting accident in March 2022
1703:gained its first rail link in 1842, when the
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4496:Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust
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3608:Hatfield Landslip BGS Report, 12th Feb 2013
3179:Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain
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3699:. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Ltd.
3144:Subterranea Britannica – Bishop Auckland
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1966:In December 2009, it was announced that
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4658:Electric Railway Museum, Warwickshire
4653:Derbyshire Dales Narrow Gauge Railway
4401:Coleford Great Western Railway Museum
4154:Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
2443:Eastgate-in-Weardale Station (Closed)
2389:Westgate-in-Weardale Station (Closed)
1758:. It extended the line from Crook to
1384:Sth Durham & Lancashire Union Rly
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4169:Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
3797:The Weardale Railway project website
3487:Conner-Hill, Rachel (9 April 2018).
3450:Statement by Ed Ellis 15 March 2013.
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2291:Map this section's coordinates using
2202:Network Rail Yellow with Headlights
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1696:Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway
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4189:Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
3968:Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway
3888:Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway
2262:Black with Weardale Railway Emblem
1846:Formation of Weardale Railway Trust
217:Reconnected to the National Network
4746:Heritage railways in County Durham
4441:London Museum of Water & Steam
4013:Wells and Walsingham Light Railway
3326:"Expansion plan for steam railway"
3237:"Quiet victory as railway reopens"
3206:Disused Stations: Etherley Station
3192:Disused Stations: Stanhope Station
3133:. Disused Stations. 20 March 2013.
2000:Her Majesty's Railway Inspectorate
1738:extended from a junction with the
1630:is an independently owned British
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4673:North Woolwich Old Station Museum
4199:Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway
3541:Hall, Daniel (13 February 2023).
3218:"Rescue plan saves steam railway"
3042:Walker, Jonathan (3 March 2021).
2273:The railway has collection of ex-
1961:Eastgate Renewable Energy Village
1937:British American Railway Services
1923:British American Railway Services
1815:. Services to Barnard Castle via
1592:Stockton & Darlington Railway
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4554:Bideford Railway Heritage Centre
3461:Russell, Helen (27 March 2016).
3405:. No. 12–2020. p. 24.
3378:Mckay, Neil (14 December 2009).
3308:"Rail line set to carry freight"
3269:Mckay, Neil (6 September 2008).
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4486:National Railway Museum Shildon
4254:Northampton and Lamport Railway
4099:Cholsey and Wallingford Railway
3898:Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway
3517:"Weardale Railway - Timetables"
3403:Darlington & Stockton Times
3295:. Darlington. 10 November 2008.
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4396:Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
3963:Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
3938:Leighton Buzzard Light Railway
3587:"News update: 10 October 2013"
3306:Mckay, Neil (8 October 2008).
3235:Mckay, Neil (17 August 2006).
2255:Robert Stephenson and Hawthorn
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4018:West Lancashire Light Railway
3953:North Gloucestershire Railway
3948:Lynton and Barnstaple Railway
3928:Hythe Pier, Railway and Ferry
3807:Iowa Pacific Holdings website
3619:Archived Network Rail article
3166:Catalogue details of leaflet.
2601:Kingfisher Leisure Park Halt)
2568:Kingfisher Leisure Park Halt
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4194:Kent and East Sussex Railway
4124:Derwent Valley Light Railway
4003:Steeple Grange Light Railway
3678:"Wearale Railway WRT Notice"
3567:Fay, Chris (6 August 2010).
2997:Bishop Auckland West Station
2949:Eastgate-In-Weardale Station
2943:Westgate-In-Weardale Station
2922:Bishop Auckland West Station
2409:Eastgate-in-Weardale Station
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1888:Wear Valley District Council
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4426:East Anglian Railway Museum
4264:Nottingham Heritage Railway
4224:Midland Railway – Butterley
4184:Isle of Wight Steam Railway
4144:Ecclesbourne Valley Railway
3386:. Newcastle. Archived from
3243:. Newcastle. Archived from
2707:Harperley Station (Disused)
2321:GPX (secondary coordinates)
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1648:fund. In October 2021, the
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1234:
991:
836:
716:
621:
4782:
4761:North Eastern Railway (UK)
4589:Poulton & Wyre Railway
4209:Lincolnshire Wolds Railway
4084:Cambrian Heritage Railways
4069:Bodmin and Wenford Railway
4049:Appleby Frodingham Railway
3973:Rudyard Lake Steam Railway
3943:London Post Office Railway
3918:Hastings Miniature Railway
3521:The Weardale Railway Trust
3424:Weardale Railway News 2010
3224:. London. 27 January 2006.
2868:Etherley Station (Disused)
1931:Wolsingham depot, May 2009
1916:Ealing Community Transport
1693:
1043:Weardale Extension Railway
18:Frosterley railway station
4690:
4627:
4616:
4544:
4533:
4506:Stephenson Railway Museum
4451:Mid-Suffolk Light Railway
4381:
4370:
3866:
3855:
2341:(Links to map resources)
2316:GPX (primary coordinates)
1756:Stanhope and Tyne Railway
1711:gained the powers via an
1678:After the quarry's owner
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4751:History of County Durham
4663:Elsecar Heritage Railway
4569:Lea Bailey Light Railway
4516:Tyseley Locomotive Works
4391:Bressingham Steam Museum
4059:Battlefield Line Railway
3933:Launceston Steam Railway
3727:: Patrick Stephens Ltd.
2981:(Re-opened, Easter 2016)
2299:Download coordinates as:
1910:Frosterley Station, 2009
1719:via Bishop Auckland and
1650:Department for Transport
4574:Norfolk Orbital Railway
4501:Southall Railway Centre
4466:National Railway Museum
4446:Mangapps Railway Museum
4411:Crowle Peatland Railway
4354:Yorkshire Wolds Railway
4134:East Lancashire Railway
4114:Dartmouth Steam Railway
4079:Bristol Harbour Railway
4008:Volk's Electric Railway
3923:Hayling Seaside Railway
3908:Great Whipsnade Railway
3883:Amberley Museum Railway
3657:preserved.railcar.co.uk
2100:British Railways Green
2076:British Railways Green
125:18 mi (29 km)
4584:North Somerset Railway
4481:Rutland Railway Museum
4471:North Ings Farm Museum
4386:Barrow Hill Roundhouse
4104:Churnet Valley Railway
3993:South Tynedale Railway
3258:Iowa Pacific Holdings.
2761:Witton-le-Wear Station
2040:Diesel Multiple Units
2014:Class 122 "Bubble Car"
1995:
1932:
1911:
1859:
1646:Restoring Your Railway
254:
233:Witton-le-Wear reopens
46:Stanhope Station, 2004
4678:Wells Harbour Railway
4549:Berkeley Vale Railway
4521:Yeovil Railway Centre
4456:Moseley Railway Trust
4421:Didcot Railway Centre
4406:Crewe Heritage Centre
4349:West Somerset Railway
4329:Telford Steam Railway
4294:Severn Valley Railway
4284:Rother Valley Railway
4239:North Norfolk Railway
4174:Great Central Railway
4139:East Somerset Railway
3998:Southend Pier Railway
3903:Gartell Light Railway
3569:"Coal Depot Approved"
2780:Wear Valley Junction
2311:GPX (all coordinates)
1993:
1941:Iowa Pacific Holdings
1930:
1909:
1884:Durham County Council
1853:
252:
62:Commercial operations
4642:Cadeby Light Railway
4637:Ashford Steam Centre
4599:Tarka Valley Railway
4579:North Dorset Railway
4416:Devon Railway Centre
4279:Ribble Steam Railway
4159:Epping Ongar Railway
4109:Colne Valley Railway
4028:Yaxham Light Railway
3978:Ruislip Lido Railway
3913:Great Woburn Railway
3861:Operational railways
3767:The Railway Magazine
3439:. London. p. 9.
3177:Quick, M.E. (2009).
3022:The Auckland Project
2985:Wear Valley Junction
2888:Bishop Auckland West
2355:Westgate-in-Weardale
2259:Undergoing Overhaul
2179:Network Rail Yellow
2078:with Speed Whiskers
1998:On 25 January 2010,
1752:Derwent Iron Company
1725:Crook, County Durham
1669:Eastgate-in-Weardale
1251:Bishop Auckland West
1090:Wear Valley Junction
597:passenger operations
492:Eastgate-in-Weardale
367:Westgate-in-Weardale
209:Preservation history
193:Closed to passengers
109:Preserved operations
4632:Abbey Light Railway
4461:Mountsorrel Railway
4436:Hopetown Darlington
4376:Centres and museums
4344:Wensleydale Railway
4299:South Devon Railway
4274:Plym Valley Railway
4234:Nene Valley Railway
4229:Mountsorrel Railway
4214:Mid-Norfolk Railway
4149:Eden Valley Railway
4119:Dean Forest Railway
4054:Avon Valley Railway
3893:Bure Valley Railway
3368:, Weardale Railway.
3342:WRC website :
3155:Leaflet in Commons.
2987:(Currently Disused)
2975:(Currently Disused)
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2143:Diesel Locomotives
2041:
2005:London King's Cross
1898:and the station at
1803:Decline and closure
1736:West Durham Railway
1734:In 1844, after the
1531:& freight lines
1392:Kirkby Stephen East
1131:Witton Park Viaduct
4695:Heritage railways:
4564:Don Valley Railway
4304:Spa Valley Railway
4089:Chasewater Railway
4044:Aln Valley Railway
4023:Whistlestop Valley
3958:Perrygrove Railway
3589:. Weardale Railway
3071:. 28 October 2021.
2968:Wolsingham Station
2960:Frosterley Station
2911:54.6571°N 1.6815°W
2857:54.6668°N 1.7294°W
2803:54.6808°N 1.7432°W
2750:54.6764°N 1.7666°W
2696:54.7080°N 1.8208°W
2654:Wolsingham Station
2643:54.7263°N 1.8843°W
2620:Wolsingham Station
2590:54.7258°N 1.9286°W
2550:Frosterley Station
2539:54.7270°N 1.9640°W
2516:Frosterley Station
2486:54.7433°N 2.0031°W
2432:54.7418°N 2.0689°W
2378:54.7372°N 2.1404°W
2226:Steam Locomotives
2225:
2142:
2073:Undergoing Repair
2039:
1996:
1933:
1912:
1860:
255:
164:Commercial history
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4730:
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4685:
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4594:Southwold Railway
4529:
4528:
4366:
4365:
4362:
4361:
4309:Stainmore Railway
4219:Middleton Railway
4129:East Kent Railway
3848:Heritage railways
3734:978-1-85260-508-7
3695:Body, G. (1988).
3573:The Northern Echo
3493:The Northern Echo
3467:The Northern Echo
3332:. 8 October 2008.
3293:The Northern Echo
3247:on 21 March 2012.
3131:"Bishop Auckland"
2973:Harperley Station
2939:
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2139:
1856:class 141 railbus
1713:Act of Parliament
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180:Passenger service
16:(Redirected from
4773:
4713:Northern Ireland
4618:
4539:Planned railways
4535:
4372:
4339:Weardale Railway
4324:Tanfield Railway
4164:Foxfield Railway
4064:Bluebell Railway
3868:
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3723:(1st ed.).
3717:(October 1995).
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3390:on 7 March 2012.
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2955:Stanhope Station
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2497:Stanhope Station
2493:
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2491:54.7433; -2.0031
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2463:Stanhope Station
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1740:Clarence Railway
1638:heritage railway
1628:Weardale Railway
1584:Tees Valley Line
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4334:Watercress Line
4314:Swanage Railway
4179:Helston Railway
4032:
3878:Amerton Railway
3862:
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3761:
3759:Further reading
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3437:Modern Railways
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1949:Wickham trolley
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1837:In March 1993,
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1701:Bishop Auckland
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1642:Bishop Auckland
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185:8 November 1843
177:30 January 1843
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130:Preserved gauge
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