2016

NZ3745 : Hawthorn/Ryehope Way

taken 8 years ago, near to South Hetton, County Durham, England

Hawthorn/Ryehope Way
Hawthorn/Ryehope Way
The rails to trails path on Murton Moor.
Hawthorn/Ryhope Way :: NZ3950

A path using the trackbed of the Durham and Sunderland Railway. It is part of the National Cycle Network (Route 1) and has mostly a whindust surface.

Durham and Sunderland Railway

The railway was opened in 1836 and was for twenty years cable hauled by fixed engines. At the time of construction it was believed that the gradients would be too much for locomotives and the engineers chose to build the line with steep gradients. When taken over the North Eastern Railway in the 1850s technology had long since moved on and the route was locomotive operated until final closure in 1991 when Murton Colliery closed.

Passenger services were withdrawn in 1952.

The steepness of the line up to Murton was one of the sharpest gradients on the railway network and used for locomotive trials.


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Geographical Context: Paths Railways Railway: North Eastern Railway Durham and Sunderland National Cycle Network: Route1
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Murton Moor [2] ·
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NZ3745, 13 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Webb   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 9 August, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 15 August, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 3789 4577 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:48.3225N 1:24.7239W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 3789 4583
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SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
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