Welcome to the Weardale Railway.

Today’s Railtour is the first passenger service to enter the Weardale Railway
from the national rail network in 2011 which marks a further milestone in the
history of the Weardale Railway.

Your journey today will take you from the busy town of Bishop Auckland, through
the beautiful Weardale countryside to Stanhope. Overleaf you will find details of
the route including mileage, crossing names and bridge numbers.

At Stanhope you will enjoy a 3 hour break and we would like to invite you to
spend this time visiting our shop and café. The town centre is a short walk from
the station and maps will be issued by our stewards.

We have arranged for a special bus link to operate from Stanhope Station to
Killhope Lead Mining Museum – please let our stewards know if you would like
to take this service as seats are limited (£6.50 per person, includes bus link and
admission).

“Collector’s Corner” the Junior Club fund raising stand, offering railway items
such as GNER branded glassware, crockery, WR ties and railway signs can be
found on the main station platform. Funds raised will support the club which is
open to young people aged 10 to 17 years.

Stewards from the Weardale Railway are on-board your train today for the
journey from Shildon to Stanhope and back, and are happy to answer any
questions that you may have about the Weardale Railway. Our book “Rebirth”
which illustrates the history of the railways in Weardale and the efforts of the last
15 years, is on sale at Stanhope Station priced £5.00

We hope that you enjoy your visit today and look forward to welcoming you back
in the future.

Bringing Rail back to the Dale

www.weardale-railway.org.uk
MILEAGE AND LOCATION SCHEDULE
# Mileage measured from former Parkgate Junction (Haughton Road), Darlington ** Mileage measured from Wear Valley Junction
LOCATIONS MILEAGE LOCATIONS MILEAGE LOCATIONS MILEAGE

Bishop Auckland OB10 11m 20ch # Low Garth FP Crossing 1m 60ch Holebeck No. 3 Crossing 8m 62ch

Signal S36 11m 23ch Garth Wood FP Crosiing 1m 72ch Holebeck No. 4 Crossing 8m 72ch

Mid point of station 11m 25ch Culvert 9m 02ch

Bay platform buffer stops 11m 33ch High Garth OB 6 2m 08ch Landieu Crossing 9m 21ch

Network Rail/WR CIC 11m 33ch Culvert UB 7 2m 46ch Broadwood Tip FP 9m 44ch
boundary Crossing

Bishop Auckland West 11m 37ch McNeil’s UB 8 2m 74ch Bollihope Burn UB 20 9m 59ch
station
Latherbrush Bridge OB 11 11m 47ch McNeil’s Farm Crossing 3m 07ch Broadwood Level 9m 78ch
Crossing

Primrose Hill FP Crossing 12m 08ch Wadley Beck UB 9 3m 20ch Start of UB 21 (River 10m 00ch
Wear)

Escomb Bridleway OB 12 12m 37ch Culvert UB 10 3m 61ch End of UB 21 10m 04ch

Escomb Railway OB 13 12m 55ch UB 11 3m 64ch Frosterley No. 1 10m 16ch

(allotments) Crossing

Poplar House OB 15 12m 76ch Harperley Station Crossing 4m 39ch Frosterley No. 2 (Mill 10m 26ch
Lane) Crossing

Woodside Farm OB 16 13m 22ch East end of Harperley station 4m 40ch Mid point of 10m 55ch
Frosterley station
Harperley UB 12 4m 41ch Frosterley Station 10m 60ch
Etherley (Witton Park) 13m 39ch Crossing
station mid point West end of Harperley station 4m 44ch OB 22 10m 62ch

Paradise UB 18 13m 44ch Eels Beck UB 13 4m 67ch Start of UB 23 (River 11m 39ch
Wear)

Paradise Level Crossing 13m 55ch Bradley Burn UB 14 5m 29ch End of UB 23 11m 41ch

Commencement of Etherley 14m 01ch Bradley Hall No. 1 Crossing 5m 30ch Kielder Crossing 11m 54ch
Viaduct UB19

Termination of Etherley 14m 07ch Bradley Hall No. 2 FP 5m 44ch Cow Burn UB 24 11m 62ch
Viaduct UB19 Crossing

Slotburn UB 20 14m 44ch Crook Lane FP Crossing 6m 29ch Low Bat Crossing 11m 72ch

Wear Valley Junction (site 14m 47ch Culvert UB 14A 6m 44ch Gas Works Cottages 12m 35ch
of) East FP Crossing

Wear Valley Junction (site 0m 0ch ** Scotch Isle FP Crossing 6m 50ch Culvert UB 25 12m 37ch
of)

Engineman’s Terrace Level 0m 16ch Gas Works Cottages 12m 38ch

Crossing Connection to depot 6m 72ch West FP Crossing

Field House OB 3 0m 38ch OB 27 12m 43ch

Blakeley Hall Farm FP 0m 57ch Wolsingham Depot Start of UB 28 (River 12m 52ch
Crossing Entrance Wear)

Abattoir Level Crossing 0m 64ch Steel works FP Crossing 6m 77ch End of UB 28 12m 55ch

Hill House FP Crossing 0m 75ch Start of UB 15 (River Wear) 7m 02ch Stanhope No. 1 FP 12m 55ch
crossing

Simon’s Level Crossing 1m 10ch End of UB 15 7m 07ch East end of Stanhope 12m 56ch
loop

Witton-le-Wear Level 1m 14ch Wiserley Hall Level Crossing 7m 15ch Stanhope Station Barrow 12m 61ch
Crossing Crossing

Station FP Crossing 1m 17ch Wolsingham station mid 7m 40ch Stanhope station mid 12m 66ch
point point
Chapel Footpath crossing 1m 29ch Wolsingham OB 17 7m 45ch OB 29 12m 67ch

Clemmy Bank UB 4 1m 34ch UB 18 7m 72ch West end of Stanhope 12m 73ch

loop

Dun Cow FP Crossing 1m 40ch Ashes House Crossing 8m 14ch Stanhope No. 2 Crossing 12m 74ch

A68 Bridge OB 4A 1m 52ch Holebeck No. 2 Crossing 8m 44ch UB – Under bridge

Low Garth UB 5 1m 58ch UB 19 8m 48ch OB – Over bridge

FP - Footpath