Disused railway trackbed at Bournmoor
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Disused railway trackbed at Bournmoor
Image: © David Robinson Taken: 14 Mar 2023
The former Leamside route was the original main line from Darlington - Newcastle before being relegated to a secondary route when the main line took the new route via Durham and Team Valley in 1872. By the 1980s the route was little used except when work on the main line required diversions, finally closing in 1991. Though the track is lifted the line retains a ‘mothballed’ status so has not been severed or built on, and is frequently proposed for reopening either as a heavy rail route or part of the Tyne and Wear Metro.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.86009
Longitude
-1.510193