South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway
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The South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway is a closed railway line, which formerly linked the Stockton & Darlington Railway near Bishop Auckland with the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (the West Coast Main Line) at Tebay, via Barnard Castle, Stainmore Summit & Kirkby Stephen.
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Route
Stations along the route were:
- Evenwood
- Cockfield Fell
- Barnard Castle
- Lartington
- Bowes
- Barras
- Kirkby Stephen East
- Smardale
- Ravenstonedale
- Gaisgill
Junctions were made at Barnard Castle, with lines to Darlington and Middleton-in-Teesdale, and at Kirkby Stephen with the Eden Valley Railway to Penrith.
Viaducts
The line was also noted for its viaducts. These were (from the east):
- Gaunless - 161 feet high
- Langley - 76 feet
- Forthburn - 43 feet
- Percy Beck - 66 feet
- Tees - 132 feet
- Deepdale - 161 feet
- Mousegill - 106 feet
- Belah - 196 feet
- Aitygill (or Redgategill) - 94 feet
- Merrygill - 78 feet
- Podgill - 84 feet
- Smardale - 90 feet
External links
- [1] The Northern Viaduct Trust
References
- Smith, Martin (1994). British Railway Bridges & Viaducts. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7110-2273-7.
- Walton, Peter (1992). The Stainmore & Eden Valley Railways. Oxford Publishing Co.. ISBN 978-0-86093-306-9.
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