The Old Transformers
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The Old Transformers by Oliver Dixon as part of the Geograph project.
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The Old Transformers
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 28 Feb 2014
The old Stanhope and Tyne railway (also known at one point in its history as the Pontop and South Shields Railway) was built to supply the Consett Ironworks with raw material, with a link to the coast. This section of the line was one of the oldest in the country, built in 1834. The track was lifted by 1985. The Consett and Sunderland path (part of the famous C2C cycle route, National Cycle Network route 7) follows the line of the old railway from Stanhope Moor down to Washington. A number of giant sculptures have been erected along the path, commemorating the industrial heritage of the area. These sculpture, created from parts of old transformers are sited at Eastcastle, and represent the iron industry (nearest) and coal mining.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.862389
Longitude
-1.771426