The Lanchester Valley Railway
The Lanchester Valley Railway View SE towards Durham, on the then freight-only (since 2/5/39) Durham - Blackhill ex-NER line, which remained for freight until 5/7/65. The SLS West Durham Rail Tour is head by Thompson-design K1 2-6-0 No. 62059 (built 12/59, withdrawn 2/67 - a short life). Walter Dendy - Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0 The Lanchester Valley Railway was once part of County Durham's extensive railway network. It was opened in 1862 by the North Eastern Railway. With construction starting a year earlier. It linked Durham with the town of Consett. One of the main purposes of the railway was to link the Ironworks at Consett with the Iron ore mines of Cleveland and Middlesbrough, when the line closed this traffic was transferred to the nearby “Stanhope & Tyne railway”. View NW, towards Blackill; Lanchester Valley line (Durham - Blackhill). Called Aldin Grange until 1/5/27, this station was closed entirely on 1/5/39 when the passenger service cea