RAILSCOT | Twizell Incline

Place

Twizell Incline

Opened on the Stanhope and Tyne Railroad.

Nearby stations Beamish West Stanley Rowley [Beamish Open Air Museum] Tanfield Lea East Tanfield Causey Arch [Station] Pelton [2nd] Pelton [1st] Andrews House Annfield Plain Chester-le-Street [1st] Bowes Bridge Sunniside Durham Turnpike Chester-le-Street	Stanley Bank Top Mary Colliery [Beamish] Edenhill Incline Beamish Second and Park Colliery Mine Stanley Incline Handon Hold Colliery Twizell Burn Drift Mine Craghead Busty Louisa Colliery Craghead Oswald Pelton Level Hedley Colliery Tanfield Lea Colliery Tourist/other Beamish Open Air Museum
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

/ /1834	Stanhope and Tyne Railway Line opened, with no authorisation act. Wayleaves were used, rather than land purchase. There were several inclined planes: Waldridge Incline, Edenhill Incline, Twizell Incline, Stanley Incline, Loud Bank Incline, Hownes Gill Inclines, Nanny Mayor's Incline, Waskerley Incline and Weatherhill Incline.