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| | Leamside line - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Leamside Line is a railway line in the North East of England, branching off from the main East Coast Main Line (ECML) at Tursdale Junction in County Durham, and continuing north through Sunderland, Washington and Wardley, finally joining the Newcastle to Sunderland line at Pelaw Junction. |
 | | The line's main source of revenue, as with most of the early railways, was mineral traffic, principally coal from the Durham coalfield. |
 | | It remained part of the main line until 1872 when the route was bypassed by the NER's Bishop Auckland to Gateshead line, which became part of the ECML and remains so to this day. |
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