The course of a branch line from the Border Counties Railway to Acomb Colliery

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The course of a branch line from the Border Counties Railway to Acomb Colliery

Image: © Mike Quinn Taken: 19 Jul 2020

Now a footpath from Acomb down to the River Tyne. For info about the Border Counties Railway, which ran from Hexham to Riccarton Junction where it connected with the Edinburgh to Carlisle line, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Counties_Railway .

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.98862
Longitude
-2.121398