Short section of railway track at Hopetown
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Short section of railway track at Hopetown
Image: © DS Pugh Taken: 21 Sep 2025
This short section of track holds class 37 D6898 (37198), the last locomotive to be built at Darlington's Stephenson Works. Ahead is the former carriageworks building which is now part of the museum at Hopetown.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.535307
Longitude
-1.556123