A short section of track has been relayed on the former trackbed and a pair of 21 ton wagons placed on top of it. The wagon closest to the camera is painted in National Coal Board livery and the furthest is painted in Consett Iron Co Livery, to refl
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Located a short walk from the wagons is the “Stoney Road Bridge” the bridge is the last of its type in the area and was built in 1884 the carry the “Stoney Road” over the railway. At one time the road was the main route between Rowlands Gill and Cho
Kitson long boiler 0-6-0 Pannier tank “A.No.5” used to work the line. Lucky “A.No.5” was preserved at the nearby North Tyneside Railway. The below picture was taken during its visit to the Tanfield Railway and shows what a train on the line would h
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