The Weardale Railway is an independently owned British single-track branch line heritage railway between Bishop Auckland, Witton-le-Wear, Wolsingham, Frosterley and Stanhope. Weardale Railway began services on 23 May 2010, but decided to run special trains rather than a scheduled service for the 2013 season. The line was purchased by the Auckland Project in 2020 with a view to restarting passenger services. In 2021, a bid was submitted to the Restoring Your Railway fund. In October 2021, the Department for Transport allocated funding for the development of a business case.
Stanhope Station, 2004
Wearhead railway station and engine shed on the last day of passenger service in 1953
Until 2012, a class 141 railbus formed the majority of passenger services on the Weardale Railway; here 141103 is pictured at Stanhope station in early 2008
Frosterley Station, 2009
Bishop Auckland railway station
Bishop Auckland is a railway station that serves the market town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, North East England, 11 miles 77 chains (19.3 km) north-west of Darlington. The station is the Western terminus of the Tees Valley Line, which links it to Saltburn via Darlington. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
Bishop Auckland railway station
Bishop Auckland railway station
View along the curved platforms in 1965, which served the former North Eastern Railway line to Durham, and Clarence Railway via Byers Green.
View westward along the main platform in 1965, providing services to Wearhead, and Consett via Crook.
