The Bowes Railway
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The Bowes Railway
Image: © JThomas Taken: 18 Aug 2018
The Bowes Railway, built by George Stephenson in 1826, is the world's only operational preserved standard gauge cable railway system. It was built to transport coal from pits in Durham to boats on the River Tyne - Wikpedia View from the level crossing on Rockcliffe Way, Eighton Banks
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