Team Waggonway at Low Eighton
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Team Waggonway at Low Eighton
Image: © Anthony Foster Taken: 25 Feb 2015
This path follows the track bed of the colliery line that ran from the coal mines at Ravensworth Park (Team Valley) to the coal staithes at Pelaw Main on the Tyne. Due to the terrain between these two points rope haulage and self acting inclines had to be used. In later years the line formed part of the Bowes Railway system and was connected to it at Wrekenton when the Whitehills incline down to the Tyne was closed.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.91536
Longitude
-1.583464