RAILSCOT | Weardale Extension Railway (Derwent Iron Company)

Introduction

This line is closed. A short section of it from Waskerley to Burnhill is part of the Waskerley Way footpath.

Dates

/ /1845	Weardale Extension Railway (Derwent Iron Company) Opened from by Crook [1st] (Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway) to Waskerley. Stations opened at Crook [2nd], Tow Law [1st], High Stoop and Salter's Gate Cottage. (And Waskerley Park and Crawley [S and T] opened on the Stanhope and Tyne Railway.)
/ /1845	Stanhope and Tyne Railway Waskerley Park and Crawley [S and T] opened, in connection with the opening of the Weardale Extension Railway (Derwent Iron Company).
/ /1855	Weardale Extension Railway (Derwent Iron Company) Salter's Gate Cottage, High Stoop closed to passengers.
/ /1867	Weardale Extension Railway (Derwent Iron Company) Sunnyside Incline replaced by Sunnyside Incline Deviation (Stockton and Darlington Railway). Tow Law [1st] closed. Closed from foot of Sunnyside Incline to Sunnyside Depot.
/ /1952	Weardale Extension Railway (Derwent Iron Company) Closed from Burnhill Junction to Blackfield Siding.
/ /1960	Weardale Extension Railway (Derwent Iron Company) Hadley Hope Colliery to Sunnyside Depot (reverse) to Tow Law [1st] closed.
/ /1960	Weardale Extension Railway (Derwent Iron Company) Closed from foot of the Sunnyside Incline to Crook [2nd].
/ /1965	Weardale Extension Railway (Derwent Iron Company) Sunnyside Incline Deviation (Stockton and Darlington Railway) Closed from Blackfield Siding via Tow Law [1st] to by Crook [1st].
/ /1965	Weardale Extension Railway (Derwent Iron Company) Crook [2nd] closed.
/ /1968	Weardale Extension Railway (Derwent Iron Company) Closed from Waskerley to Burnhill Junction.

Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

Crook [2nd]

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Crook looking north at the junction between the Consett (left) and Durham (right) routes. The line is now a road. There is a retaining wall to the ...
Ewan Crawford 26/09/2006

Crook, site of the second station (the through station) looking south. Now a road and Surgery. This was one of the NER stations with multiple tracks ...
Ewan Crawford 26/09/2006

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Sunnyside Depot

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Tow Law [1st]

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Blackfield Siding

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High Stoop

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Site of the goods station at High Stoop. The line was to the right of the building. ...
Ewan Crawford 26/09/2006

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Salter's Gate Cottage

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Burnhill Junction

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See also
Nanny Mayor^s Incline Deviation (Stockton and Darlington Railway)

Looking south at Burnhill Junction. The route to Rowley came in from the left and that to Waskerley was to the right. The fencing of the Government ...
Ewan Crawford 26/09/2006

Looking north at Burnhill Junction. Route to Waskerley to the left and that to Rowley to the right. Burnhill station was to the right. A Government ...
Ewan Crawford 26/09/2006

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Weardale Extension Railway (Derwent Iron Company)

Introduction

Dates

Locations along the line

Crook [2nd]

Sunnyside Depot

Tow Law [1st]

Blackfield Siding

High Stoop

Salter's Gate Cottage

Burnhill Junction

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