Hownes Gill Viaduct (Stockton and Darlington Railway)
Introduction
This substancial viaduct was built by the Stockton and Darlington Railway to replace a inclined planes on the former Stanhope and Tyne Railway. The viaduct still stands and carries a footpath.
Locations along the line
These locations are along the line.
This was the junction between the 1858 re-aligned portion of the Stanhope and Tyne Railroad, which crossed the Hownes Gill Viaduct just to the south west, and the 1868 curve to the Lanchester Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway) at Consett South Junction.
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See also
Stanhope and Tyne Railroad
This is a disused single track 12 arch brick viaduct which today carries a foot/cycle path over a deep ravine south west of Consett. It was built to replace two inclines.
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Ewan Crawford 26/09/2006
Ewan Crawford 26/09/2006
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