Leamside line trackbed
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Leamside line trackbed by David Robinson as part of the Geograph project.
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Leamside line trackbed
Image: © David Robinson Taken: 18 Oct 2018
The Leamside line was the route of the first main line from York - Newcastle prior to the current route through the city of Durham opening. The image shows the trackbed looking towards the site of the second Shincliffe station, at High Shincliffe. As the North East coalfield contracted from the 1970s traffic on the line diminished and it was closed in 1991 though track was not lifted completely until 2013.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.746696
Longitude
-1.537349