Weardale Railway to begin new network services [Northern Echo]
Date: 19/02/2010
The American owners of the Weardale Railway, in County Durham, announced plans yesterday for a new service between Stanhope and Shildon using a new link into the main rail network at Bishop Auckland station.
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Scene at Bishop Auckland in 2007, now a terminus at the end of a single line section. Northern Rail provides services from here, running to Saltburn via Darlington and Middlesbrough. The overgrown line on the left is the old Crook and Wearhead line, with the former closed in 1965 from Wear Valley Junction and the latter now a preserved line in the hands of the Weardale Railway . The land once occupied by the large original station is now covered by roads, car parks and retail developments.
Location: Bishop Auckland
Company: Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway
04/11/2007 John Furnevel
Location: Bishop Auckland
Company: Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway
04/11/2007 John Furnevel
View northwest from Spout Lane road bridge on 4 November with a Saltburn - Bishop Auckland train running towards Shildon station. The station stands alongside the old S&D coal drops which are now incorporated within the NRM site. The line running up to the gate in the foreground gives rail access to the main exhibition hall and associated sidings on the other side of the road bridge.
Location: Shildon
Company: Stockton and Darlington Railway
04/11/2007 John Furnevel
Location: Shildon
Company: Stockton and Darlington Railway
04/11/2007 John Furnevel
Hard by Wolsingham Steelworks is the Wolsingham Railway Centre, base of operations for the re-opening of the Weardale Railway, seen here in September 2006.
Location: Wolsingham Steelworks
Company: Wear Valley Railway
26/09/2006 Ewan Crawford
Location: Wolsingham Steelworks
Company: Wear Valley Railway
26/09/2006 Ewan Crawford
