Tees Valley Railway | |
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Overview | |
Stations | Five |
History | |
Opened | 12 May 1868 |
Closed | 5 April 1965 |
Technical | |
Line length | 8+3⁄4 mi (14.1 km) |
Number of tracks | 1 |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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The Tees Valley Railway was an 8+3⁄4-mile (14.1 km) branch railway line that ran between Barnard Castle on the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway line between Bishop Auckland and Kirkby Stephen East, and Middleton-in-Teesdale via three intermediate stations Cotherstone, Romaldkirk and Mickleton.[1]