Two Disused Railway Lines
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Two Disused Railway Lines
Image: © David Robinson Taken: 18 Mar 2022
Going under - The Durham -Sunderland Railway, gave Durham its first station at Shincliffe in the 1830s, remained rope hauled until around 1860s serving early collieries, branch to Durham Elvet built 1890s but passenger trains lasted only until 1931, the line closing West of Murton Colliery in 1953. Going over - the Leamside line, the original route of the ECML before Tursdale - Durham - Newcastle was opened. Lost its passenger services in 1960s, hung on as a lightly used freight route and occasional diversionary route, especially for weekend engineering and during remodelling / electrification of the ECML. Closed early 1990s.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.783448
Longitude
-1.513451