Smardale railway station (site), Cumbria
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Smardale railway station (site), Cumbria
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 25 Feb 2012
Opened in 1861 by the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway (later part of the North Eastern railway) on the line from Barnard Castle to Tebay over Stainmore summit, this station closed in 1952. View west towards Ravenstonedale and Tebay.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.468678
Longitude
-2.402356