The Last Train to Wearhead waits to leave Bishop Auckland Station
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The Last Train to Wearhead waits to leave Bishop Auckland Station
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 27 Jun 1953
View southward, with ex-North Eastern J21 0-6-0 No. 65078 on the very last passenger train to Wearhead - goods continued until 2/1/61. The passenger service was reinstated by the Weardale Railway as far as Stanhope on 23 May 2010. See also Image
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