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Posted: 13 Oct 2024

Taken: 05 Oct 2024

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MoW - wall plaque

MoW - wall plaque
This plaque, on the Weardale Museum building - commemorates the Wear Valley Extension Railway [1895] and mentions the line from Stanhope to Wearhead, which closed in 1963.

The present day Weardale Railway is an 18 mile heritage line running from a connection with the main rail network at Bishop Auckland to Eastgate in Weardale, County Durham, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Currently a 16 mile section of line between Bishop Auckland and Stanhope has been restored for passenger and freight use.
[I believe that the section up to Eastgate - the now demolished cement works - still has track in situ and the WR would like to reopen / relay the full route]

www.weardale-railway.org.uk

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 polytropos
polytropos club
Interesting!
HWW!
11 months ago.
StoneRoad2013 club has replied to polytropos club
Just found an old book, describing the railways in the area - when the weather's better, and I have some time available, there will be an exploration to see what is still visible.
11 months ago.

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