Stanhope railway station

The railway first reached Stanhope in 1834 as part of the Stanhope and Tyne Railway, but this line did not carry passengers and was cable hauled by stationary engines up the valley sides. The station first opened in 1862, as the Frosterley and Stanhope railway extended to reach the Newlandsides estate, an area where vast amounts of limestone were known to occur. However, the original station lasted for just over thirty years when it was rebuilt as the line extended to Wearhead, and it was impossible to extend from the original station. The original station became the goods shed, and is still in existence. Across the River Wear there was an engine shed where Locomotion No. 1 and Derwent were…