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Bowes Railway is a preserved early railway line located near Bowes in County Durham, dating from the 1890s. The railway was constructed to transport coal and minerals from local collieries to the main railway network, representing a significant example of Victorian industrial railway engineering. The line features characteristic period infrastructure including inclined sections worked by rope haulage, which demonstrates the technical methods employed in late nineteenth-century mineral transport. The surviving sections of the railway, including associated earthworks and structures, preserve important evidence of the region's industrial heritage and the development of mineral extraction railways in north-east England.
Bowes Railway is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003723. View the official record →
Bowes Railway is a preserved early railway line located near Bowes in County Durham, dating from the 1890s. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003723.
Bowes Railway is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003723.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Colliery engine house at Washington F Pit, Albany (2.2 km), Wardley moated site (3.8 km), Site of Ravensworth coalmill, 600m north east of Ravensworth Castle (4.7 km).
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