View as:
Standard
Commencement
Shildon Junction
Termination
Consett South Junction
Zero Point
Parkgate Junction
NER Abbreviation
B A & W
NER Line Name
Bishop Auckland & Weardale (Blackhill)
NER Line Number
N17 S6
Line Diagram
Mileage | No. | Details | ||
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8m 28ch |
Shildon Junction
Continuation of Darlington and Shildon Branch (Stockton & Darlington Railway)
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8m 28ch |
Shildon Junction Signal Box
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8m 34ch |
Shildon
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8m 35ch | 1 |
Shildon Station Footbridge
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8m 52ch | 2 |
Aqueduct
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8m 61ch |
Occupation Crossing
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8m
66ch to 9m 42ch |
Shildon Tunnel
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Tunnel Junction
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9m 54ch |
Shildon Tunnel North Junction
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9m 56ch | 3A |
Footbridge
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9m 57ch |
Tunnel North Signal Box
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9m 70ch |
Shildon North Signal Box
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9m 73ch |
Junction near Black Boy Signal Box
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9m 74ch | 4 |
Eldon Lane
Also known as Coronation Road
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9m 78ch |
Black Boy Signal Box
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10m 06ch |
Auckland Park Junction
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10m 06ch | 5 |
Southchurch Culvert
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10m 18ch | 6 |
Shepherd's Bridge over Footpath
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Southchurch
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10m 35ch |
South Church Signal Box
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10m 36ch | 7 |
Bone Mill Bank Bridge
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10m 49ch |
Occupation Crossing
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10m 53ch | 7A |
Underline Bridge
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10m 74ch | 8 |
Gaunless Burn
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10m 79ch |
Occupation Crossing
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11m 02ch | 9 |
Blue Row Bridge
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11m 14ch |
Bishop Auckland East Junction
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11m 17ch |
Barnard Castle Branch Junction
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11m 18ch |
Bishop Auckland Junction
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11m 20ch | 9A |
Lineside Bridge
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11m 20ch | 10 |
Cockton Hill Bridge
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11m 22ch |
Bishop Auckland East Signal Box
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Bishop Auckland
S&D station replacing Southchurch
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11m 27ch |
Bishop Auckland
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11m 36ch |
Bishop Auckland West Junction
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Bishop Auckland
First joint station
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11m 35ch |
Bishop Auckland West Signal Box
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11m 47ch | 11 |
B6284 Etherley Lane
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12m 09ch |
Foot Crossing
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12m 16ch |
Foot Crossing
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12m 37ch | 12 |
Occupation Road
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12m 48ch |
George Pit East Ground Frame
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12m 55ch | 13 |
Three Lane Ends to Escomb Road
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12m 75ch | 14 |
Waggon Way Bridge
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12m 75ch |
George Pit
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12m 76ch |
George Pit Signal Box
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12m 77ch | 15 |
Overline Bridge
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Etherley & Witton Park
First station
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13m 22ch | 16 |
Field Road
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13m 29ch | 17 |
Field Road
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13m 39ch |
Etherley
Second station
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13m 43ch |
Etherley Signal Box
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13m 45ch | 18 |
Occupation Road
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14m
01ch to 14m 07ch |
19 |
River Wear Viaduct
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14m 44ch | 20 |
Low Lane
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14m 47ch |
Wear Valley Junction
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14m 48ch |
Wear Valley Junction Signal Box
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14m 48ch |
Wear Valley Junction
Staggered platforms, down platform before junction, up platform after junction
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14m 48ch | 21 |
Underline Bridge
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14m 55ch | 21A |
Footbridge
Over station avoiding line only
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14m 64ch | 22 |
Occupation Road
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14m 64ch | 22 |
Occupation Road
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14m 76ch |
North Bitchburn Ground Frame
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14m 77ch |
North Bitchburn Colliery & Brickworks
Colliery closed 1966
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14m 79ch |
Foot Crossing
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15m 19ch |
Howden Signal Box
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15m 20ch |
West Beechburn Colliery
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Beechburn
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15m 22ch |
Howden Colliery
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15m 39ch | 23 |
Occupation Road
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15m 42ch | 23A |
Culvert
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15m 44ch |
Beechburn
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15m 44ch | 24 |
Footbridge
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15m 56ch | 25 |
A689 Road
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15m 75ch | 26 |
Occupation Road
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16m 04ch | 26A |
Culvert
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16m 04ch |
Beechburn Colliery Signal Box
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16m 06ch |
Foot Crossing
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16m 12ch |
Girling's Brickworks South Ground Frame
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16m 12ch |
Girling's Brickworks
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16m 14ch |
Occupation Crossing
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16m 18ch |
Disused Colliery Bridge
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16m 32ch |
Girling's Brickworks North Ground Frame
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16m 33ch |
Low Beechburn Colliery Ground Frame
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16m 33ch |
Low Beechburn Colliery
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16m 42ch |
Level Crossing
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16m 45ch |
Occupation Crossing
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16m 49ch |
Hampton Timber Co's Siding
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16m 49ch |
Thistleflat Signal Box
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16m 50ch | 27 |
Culvert
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16m 51ch |
Eclipse Silica Brick Works
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16m 60ch |
Woodifield Colliery
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Crook Goods Station
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17m 01ch |
West Road Crossing
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17m 01ch |
Crook East Signal Box
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17m 04ch |
Occupation Crossing
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17m 20ch |
Crook
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17m 21ch |
Sunniside Bank Foot Junction
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17m 24ch | 28 |
Footbridge
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17m 25ch |
Hope Street Crossing
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17m 25ch |
Crook West Signal Box
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17m 26ch |
Crook West Junction
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18m 08ch | 33 |
B6298 Road
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18m 21ch | 34 |
Culvert
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18m 25ch |
Occupation Crossing
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West Durham Signal Box
0m 01.25ch later mileage
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18m 27ch |
West Durham Junction
= [5m 25.75ch] on WDR. Zero point for stub of former West Durham Railway
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18m 29ch | 35 |
Culvert
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18m 33ch |
Occupation Crossing
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18m 52ch | 36 |
Waggonway
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18m 56ch | 37 |
Culvert
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18m 59ch | 38 |
Occupation Road
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18m 70ch |
Occupation Crossing
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19m 05ch | 39 |
Field Road
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19m 18ch |
Occupation Crossing
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19m 35ch | 40 |
Occupation Road
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19m 38ch | 41 |
Public Road
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19m 48ch |
Harperley Colliery Ground Frame
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19m 48ch |
Harperley Colliery Siding
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19m 65ch |
Occupation Crossing
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20m 07ch | 42 |
Field Road
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20m 35ch | 43 |
Field Road
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20m 61ch | 44 |
A68 Road
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21m 12ch |
Occupation Crossing
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21m 31ch | 45 |
A68 Road
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21m 52ch |
Occupation Crossing
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21m 53ch |
Tow Law
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21m 56ch |
Tow Law Signal Box
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21m 62ch |
Tow Law Junction
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21m 64ch |
Tow Law Crossing
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21m 64ch |
Tow Law Crossing Signal Box
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Tow Law Goods Station
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21m 73ch |
Bell & Pitt Tarmacadam Works
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21m 74ch |
Ironworks Road Crossing
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21m 74ch |
Tow Law Iron Works Signal Box
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22m 10ch | 46 |
Occupation Road
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22m 30ch |
Occupation Crossing
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22m 39ch |
Blackfield Siding
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22m 41ch |
Black Prince Colliery
Colliery closed between 1914 and 1923 and finally shut down 06.1929
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22m 43ch |
Blackfield Signal Box
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22m 43ch |
Inkerman's Crossing
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23m 08ch |
B6296 Road
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23m 14ch |
High Stoop Siding
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23m 1ch |
High Stoop Ground Frame
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23m 21ch |
Occupation Crossing
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23m 34ch |
Occupation Crossing
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23m 34ch |
Occupation Crossing
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23m 39ch |
Weardale Consett Water Co. Culvert
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23m 68ch |
Occupation Crossing
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25m 21ch |
Backstone Bank Depots Siding
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25m 21ch |
Blackstone Bank Ground Frame
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25m 31ch |
Road to Depots
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25m 44ch |
Foot Crossing
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25m 75ch |
Occupation Crossing
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26m 00ch |
Salter's Gate Siding
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26m 02ch |
Salter's Gate Ground Frame
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26m 02ch |
Salter's Gate Siding
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26m 05ch |
Occupation Crossing
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26m 37ch |
Occupation Crossing
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26m 54ch |
Occupation Crossing
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26m 64ch |
Burnhill Signal Box
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26m 67ch |
Burnhill Junction
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27m 13ch |
Burnhill
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27m 48ch | 47 |
Occupation Road
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27m 71ch |
Occupation Crossing
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28m 15ch | 48 |
Culvert
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28m 30ch | 49 |
Occupation Road
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29m 02ch | 50 |
Occupation Road
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29m 37ch | 51 |
Healeyfield Lane
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29m 55ch |
Foot Crossing
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29m 57ch |
White Hall Ground Frame
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29m 59ch |
White Hall Junction
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29m 61ch |
Occupation Crossing
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30m 07ch |
Rowley Signal Box
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30m 07ch |
Rowley
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30m 10ch |
Rowley Signal Box
Second position
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30m 11ch | 52 |
A68 Road
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30m 54ch |
Occupation Crossing
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30m 65ch |
Occupation Crossing
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Hownes Gill
To west of incline (later viaduct)
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31m
01ch to 31m 12ch |
53 |
Hownesgill Viaduct
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Hownes Gill
Platform to east of viaduct
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31m 14ch |
Hownes Gill Junction
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31m 31ch |
Occupation Crossing
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31m 35ch | 54 |
Occupation Road
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31m 37ch | 55 |
Birtley, Annfield Plain and Consett Line
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31m 42ch |
Consett South Junction
Mean of Points
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Sources used:
- North East Lines and Stations, S. Bragg, NERA. Line Reference: M. Diagram(s): D1, D10.