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	Weardale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Weardale is a dale, or valley, of the east side of the Pennines in County Durham, in England.
		Weardale was historically important for lead mining, and there is a lead mining museum incorporating the preserved Park Level Mine at Killhope [1] (pronounced "Killup").
		Weardale had a railway open as far as Wearhead for a brief period in the 19th century, but the section of the line above Eastgate soon closed due to the decline of the lead industry.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Weardale (249 words)

	Weardale Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Weardale Railway was set up to operate trains along the former North Eastern Railway branch from Bishop Auckland to Eastgate, County Durham.
		The first train along the railway since it was set up as a preserved railway ran in July 2004.
		The Weardale Railway preservation project was started in 1993 at the time that British Rail ended freight and passenger services on the line.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Weardale_Railway (645 words)

	Tomorrow's History - Search Results
		The former Clarence Railway's Sherburn branch to Coxhoe was incorporated into the North Eastern Railway in 1865 and was known as the Coxhoe WH branch to distinguish it from Coxhoe Bridge on the Ferryhill to Hartlepool line.
		Weatherhill incline was opened by the Stanhope and Tyne Railway on 15th May 1834 and ran for 1888 yards on gradients of 1 in 32 with sections at 1 in 21, 1 in 12 and 1 in 10.25.
		The Railway township of Waskerley was established on the Stanhope and Tyne Railway between Meeting Slacks and Nanny Mayors inclines.
	www.tomorrows-history.com /CollectionItems.asp?ColID=45 (6372 words)

	Weardale Railway - The Railway Hotel Company - Accommodation near the UK's railway locations - Hotel, Bed and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Weardale Railway, situated in County Durham, U.K. was a mothballed branch line from Bishop Auckland following the River Wear westwards to Eastgate-in-Weardale, a distance of approximately 18.7 miles (30km).
		The line was originally built by the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1847 to transport limestone to the ironwork of Teesside, and by 1895 had been extended to its final terminus of Wearhead.
		Romantic and secluded, 6 miles from Ingleton on the B6255, and 150 yards from Ribblehead Station on the spectacular Settle to Carlisle Railway stands the Station Inn in all its splendour.
	www.preserved-railway.co.uk /hotel.asp?railway=Weardale+Railway (564 words)

	Subterranea Britannica: SB-Sites: Frosterley Station
		A plan to penetrate Weardale proper was covered by the Wear Valley Act of July 1845, which was to provide a line from Witton Junction (Wear Valley Junction) on the Bishop Auckland and Weardale Railway to Frosterley, with a connecting branch to Bishopley, this opened on 3rd August 1847..
		Until 2004, the line was mothballed, but purchase by Weardale Railways Limited has now been achieved and the first works trains began running in 2004 in preparation for the reopening of the first section between Stanhope and Wolsingham in July 2004.
		In February 2005 Weardale Railways Ltd, the company operating the line ran into financial difficulties and it was necessary to call in an administrator.
	www.subbrit.org.uk /sb-sites/stations/f/frosterley/index.shtml (791 words)

	weardale
		Weardale Railways Ltd. is attempting to re-open the stretch of line between Bishop Auckland and Stanhope in County Durham.
		There is also a Weardale Railway Trust, that is a voluntary body that exists to support the company in its activities.
		The perfect locomotive, a NER J21 0-6-0 typical of the type that worked the Weardale line, is presently in store at the North of England Museum at Beamish, while a Darlington built BR standard 2MT is being restored at Darlington.
	www.battewell.freeserve.co.uk /weardale.html (651 words)

	The Northumbrian Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Today, the Weardale Railway Project runs its first passenger trains for heritage trips on a five-mile section of the line between Stanhope and Wolsingham, which is on the fringe of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
		The £3.5m project is part of a wider drive to boost the economy of Weardale after the blows of foot-and-mouth and the decline of industries like mineral mining and cement manufacture.
		For now, Weardale is using a hired locomotive - built by Stephenson and Hawthorn in Newcastle - from the Tanfield Railway and another from the North East Locomotive Group.
	www.northumbrianassociation.co.uk /viewarticle.php?p_article_id=160 (472 words)

	Places to visit around Alston page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There is also a permanent model railway exhibition of six model railway layouts in various gauges, mainly O, OO, N and 009, that are on display with working models, for which there is a small admission charge.
		Admission to the model railway exhibition is £1.75 for adults and 75p for children aged 3 to 15 years, concessions of £1.25 are available for elderly people and there is a special price for a family of £4.50.
		Due to financial difficulties, the Weardale Railway did not operate any trains during 2005, but it is intended to recommence the passenger train services during 2006, under new management.
	www.jy40.dial.pipex.com /alston/placestovisit.htm (1434 words)

	This is The North East \| CommuniGate \| Visitor Attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Weardale Railways have purchased the railway line from Bishop Auckland to Stanhope and intend to run it as heritage railway and visitor attraction.
		One of the standard huts was used as a theatre with a stage, orchestra pit, prompt box and tiered seating for the audience.
		Weardale Off the Road Centre, is located on private farm land near to Wolsingham.
	www.communigate.co.uk /ne/frosterley/page12.phtml (1210 words)

	This is The North East \| CommuniGate \| All Aboard! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Weardale Railway, situated in County Durham, U.K. is a mothballed branch line from Bishop Auckland following the River Wear westwards to Eastgate-in-Weardale, a distance of approximately 18 miles (30km).
		Every heritage railway depends heavily on its volunteer workforce to source and renovate the necessary infrastructure and rolling stock.
		In our organisation, the group of 'hands-on' workers are members of The Weardale Railway Locomotive Preservation Group, currently based in part of the Wolsingham site owned by Weardale Steel, adjacent to the line itself.
	www.communigate.co.uk /ne/wearrail (141 words)

	Excite Deutschland - Newsgroups - Hopes rise for stricken railway - Weardale - uk.railway
		Supporters of the Weardale Railway, in County Durham, which has been in administration for nearly a year, were told at the weekend that people working to save the line already had a timetable for survival in place.
		John Hummel, a director of the line's new operators the Ealing Community Transport (ECT) group, told the annual meeting of the Weardale Railway Trust that a compensation dispute delaying a final agreement should be resolved quickly.
		Mr Hummel, who runs the successful Dartmoor Railway for ECT, said he understood that the wrangle with the neighbours of the railway's Wolsingham depot, Weardale Castings and Engineering Limited, over disrupted electricity supplies was close to a solution.
	www.excite.de /newsgroup/my/message/body/uk.railway/304260/10198994 (458 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Steam rail project gets on track
		A final dress rehearsal is taking place on Weardale Railway as part of a multi-million pound project to return steam trains to the historic line.
		The Weardale Railway Trust is confident everything will be ready for the weekend, although paving and tarmac work is not yet finished on the three new stations.
		Steve Raine, chairman of the Weardale Railway Trust, said on Wednesday ahead of the opening: "We set this deadline in October last year, we are going to make it.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/3892337.stm (303 words)

	Railway brings tourist boom - This Is The North East archive
		BRITAIN'S newest railway is attracting thousands of visitors to the region, breathing new live into Weardale.
		Directors of Weardale Railway have revealed that 13,633 passengers have paid their fare to travel on the five-mile track between Stanhope and Wolsingham since it opened in July.
		They come to the Dales Centre and ask about the railway and they also ask about what else is going on in the Dale.
	archive.thisisthenortheast.co.uk /2004/10/14/36480.html (373 words)

	From the Tees to disaster on the silvery Tay - This Is The North East archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		By and large, they are the usual south Durham suspects, but a couple of different names also crop up, including one who is linked to the most dramatic Gothic pile in the district and whose fortune was lost in the worst engineering disaster of all time.
		Parliament granted permission for the Weardale Railway on July 31, 1845.
		He sold it six years later to fellow railway pioneer John Harris, who employed local architects Richardson and Ross to add a huge conservatory, a tower and a new wing.
	archive.thisisthenortheast.co.uk /2004/07/21/45140.html (1729 words)

	xPRESS Digest: Funding approved for Weardale Railway
		Weardale Railway was mothballed in January following substantial cash flow difficulties.
		It is the culmination of substantial work over recent months by the Railway and its funders.
		I believe that in the long-term the railway and the visitors it brings to Weardale will be good for local businesses and help with our shared plans for the on-going regeneration of one of England's loveliest Dales."
	ruralnet.typepad.com /xpress/2005/08/funding_approve.html (179 words)

	News - Press releases \| European Funding for the North East (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Last time visitors were able to travel on a regular passenger service along this line was 1953, when the close of industry in the area brought with it the decline of the rail route into the area.
		Gerry Mudd, the Director of Weardale Railways Limited who has steered the main fund raising for the project said:" The response from the funding bodies, the local Councils and the community has been tremendous.
		Steve Raine, Chairman of the voluntary arm of the railway said:" In preparation for the main project the volunteers of the Weardale Railway Trust have, in services and donations in kind, made a contribution valued at over Â£200,000 in the past year alone.
	www.europeanfundingne.co.uk /news/story.cfm?ni=26 (723 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Full steam ahead for rail project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Weardale Railway opened on 17 July and 2,500 people boarded the trains in the first week.
		Chairman of the Weardale Railway Trust Steve Raine said the team of workers had put in 12 to 14-hour days to make sure the work was completed in time.
		The aim is for the railway to be carrying 90,000 passengers in four to five years time.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/3928717.stm (251 words)

	Weardale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Many tourist guides call Weardale "the last undiscovered Yorkshire Dale" (even though Weardale is actually in County Durham!).
		The reason is because my mother's side of the family comes from the small village of Frosterley in the lower reaches of the dale.
		Durham County stretches from the North Sea to the headwaters of the Tees and Wear Rivers.
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~fiski/weardale.html (393 words)

	Railways Shildon at Local.co.uk
		Amazon.com: Shildon, cradle of the railways (Northern history booklets): Books by Robert Corkin...
		A total of 1249 of these wagons were built between 1959 and 1961 by, variously, British Railways' Shildon Works, privately-owned wagon builders...
		The railway track depicts the historical connection with the birth of the railways at Shildon, and the green grass outlines the connection...
	www.local.co.uk /Shildon/Railways (237 words)

	Weardale Steam Railway Photo Gallery by Keith Hutchinson at pbase.com
		This railway re-opened on Saturday July 17, 2004.
		It has taken 11 years to succeed in getting this re-opened and running through the countryside of Weardale.
		The last train to use this track was in 1953.
	www.pbase.com /scirburn/weardale_railway (85 words)

	One NorthEast - News Article
		Since Weardale Railway went into voluntary administration in January, One NorthEast has provided £46,275 of interim funding to facilitate the viability of work carried out by administrators PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
		The purpose of the funding is to secure a not for profit partner, which will manage the operation on a day-to-day basis and cover any future deficits, reducing the risk to all other partners involved in the project.
		The partnership will lead to a long-term future for a heritage railway in Weardale.
	www.onenortheast.co.uk /page/news/article.cfm?articleId=1214 (286 words)

	Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The railway, mothballed since 1993, is currently being restored.
		A steam heritage service is planned to run between Wolsingham and Stanhope from July 2004.
		The ultimate off road experience in the heart of Weardale.
	www.wolsingham.net /wolsingham/orgdetails/listattract.htm (87 words)

	The Heritage Line - Directory - Bishop Auckland Town - County Durham's Best Kept Secret - bishopaucklandtown.org
		Most of the line is on the route of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the World’s First steam hauled Public Railway.
		NORTH ROAD Station - The Darlington Railway Museum is just 2 minutes along the Heritage Line from Bank Top - catch a train from this location which was on the original SandD line and next to an orginal railway station.
		The SRA aim is to ‘improve the financial performance, value-for-money and social value’ of local railways.’ Each of these lines is to be supported by a Community Rail Partnership.
	www.bishopaucklandtown.org /directory5.asp?id=568 (765 words)

	Wear Valley District Council - Weardale Railway Steam Transport Festival (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Wear Valley District Council - Weardale Railway Steam Transport Festival
		You are in: Home / News / Weardale Railway Steam Transport Festival
		We have been informed that due to unforeseen circumstances, the steam festival, planned for this weekend in Stanhope, has been cancelled.
	www.wearvalley.gov.uk /index.cfm?articleid=6433 (61 words)

	Excite Deutschland - Newsgroups - Re: BBC - Rescue plan puts railway on track - Weardale - uk.railway
		Excite Deutschland - Newsgroups - Re: BBC - Rescue plan puts railway on track - Weardale - uk.railway
		> Weardale Railway went into voluntary administration in January with > debts of more than =A31m.
		No idea if it is on the Weardale or not, but it looks wonderful.
	www.excite.de /newsgroup/my/message/body/uk.railway/4448753/10163745 (99 words)

	Annual ‘Railways’ exhibition. - Upcoming Event - Bishop Auckland Town - County Durham's Best Kept Secret - ...
		A1 Trust, Locomotion – Shildon, Darlington Railway Museum, Tanfield Railway, Merlin Loco Group, Railway Correspondence and Travel Society, Weardale Railway Loco Group, Weardale Railway Trust.
		John Askwith will be giving a slide show, 'The Weardale Railway and Heritage Line', on the evening of the 1st September, from 7.00pm to 9.00pm.
		There will also be a raffle and refreshments.
	www.bishopaucklandtown.org /event.asp?id=152 (140 words)

	Subterranea Britannica: Westgate-in-Weardale Station
		Westgate signal box 8.1964 - Photo Roy Lambeth
		To see the other stations on the Wear Valley Railway click on the station name: Bishop Auckland, Etherley, Wear Valley Junction, Witton-le-Wear, Harperley, Wolsingham, Frosterley, Stanhope (1st), Stanhope (2nd), Eastgate,
		Click here for more pictures of Westgate-in-Weardale Station
	www.subbrit.org.uk /sb-sites/stations/w/westgate/index.shtml (925 words)

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