Stone sleepers on Brusselton Incline
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Stone sleepers on Brusselton Incline
Image: © David Robinson Taken: 22 Oct 2022
The original route of the Stockton & Darlington Railway from Witton Park Colliery to Stockton untilised two rope hauled inclines, one at Brusselton and one near the pit at Witton Park. Brusselton incline took the railway over the low hills that form the watershed between the Wear and Tees valleys between Shildon and Bishop Auckland. A permanent stationary engine at the summit was used to power the rope worked incline. The Brusselton Incline remained in use until 1856. By that time the S&DR had tunnelled under the watershed when creating the branch to Bishop Auckland and Crook. A new line on the level was therefore built from the north end of the tunnel making Brusselton Incline redundant. The image shows original stone sleepers in situ on the northern side of Brusselton Incline.
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Image Location
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