Bowes Railway

The Bowes Railway, built by George Stephenson in 1826, is the world's only operational preserved standard gauge cable railway system. It was built to transport coal from pits in Durham to boats on the River Tyne. The site is a scheduled monument. The railway is open every week on Thursday, Friday and Saturday as well as on a number of event days throughout the year.

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  Brancepeth Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in County Durham, England, UK  

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  Bywell Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Bywell, Northumberland, England, UK

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  Hylton Castle ⓘ
  castle in Sunderland, UK  

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  Prudhoe Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Prudhoe, Northumberland, England, UK  

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  Tynemouth Castle and Priory ⓘ
  historic coastal site in north-eastern England  

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  Durham Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Durham, England, UK  

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  Newcastle upon Tyne Castle ⓘ
  11th-century castle in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK  

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  Auckland Castle ⓘ
  castle in the town of Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England, UK  

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  Aydon Castle ⓘ
  fortified manor house near Corbridge, Northumberland, England, UK  

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  Belsay Castle ⓘ
  Medieval castle ruins in Northumberland, England, UK  

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  Arbeia South Shields Roman Fort ⓘ
  Roman fort and museum in South Shields, United Kingdom  

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  Belsay Hall ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Belsay, Northumberland, England, UK

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  Bessie Surtees House ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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  Bowes Railway ⓘ
  British preserved standard gauge cable railway system (built 1826)

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  Bywell Hall ⓘ
  country house in Northumbria, UK

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  Cherryburn ⓘ
  18th-century historic vernacular building in Mickley, Northumberland, England, UK

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  Durham Cathedral Museum ⓘ
  Museum located in Durham Cathedral, UK

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  Durham Heritage Centre and Museum ⓘ
  museum: redundant church

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  Durham University Museum of Archaeology ⓘ
  Archaeological museum at the University of Durham

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  George Stephenson's Birthplace ⓘ
  historic house museum in Wylam, Northumberland, England, UK

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  Ryhope Engines Museum ⓘ
  museum in Sunderland, UK

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  Segedunum Roman Fort & Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

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  South Shields Museum & Art Gallery ⓘ
  Museum in South Tyneside, United Kingdom

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  Tanfield Railway ⓘ
  preserved railway in County Durham, England

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  Washington Old Hall ⓘ
  manor house associated with the family of George Washington

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  Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens ⓘ
  museum in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear  

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  Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House Museum ⓘ
  museum in Tynemouth, England, United Kingdom

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  Laing Art Gallery ⓘ
  Art gallery in Newcastle, United Kingdom

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  Hatton Gallery ⓘ
  art museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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  Durham University, Oriental Museum ⓘ
  museum in England, United Kingdom

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  Beamish, The Living Museum of The North ⓘ
  open-air museum in County Durham, United Kingdom

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  Charge! The Story of England's Northern Cavalry ⓘ
  museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

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  Washington 'F' Pit Museum ⓘ
  museum in Washington, England, United Kingdom

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  Newburn Hall Motor Museum ⓘ
  museum in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK

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  Wylam Railway Museum ⓘ
  museum in Wylam, England, UK

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  Stephenson Railway Museum ⓘ
  Railway museum in North Shields, United Kingdom

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  North East Bus Museum ⓘ
  museum in Gateshead, England, UK

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  Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum ⓘ
  Bagpipe museum in Morpeth, England

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  Woodhorn Museum ⓘ
  museum, archive and county record office for Northumberland

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  Jarrow Hall ⓘ
  museum in Jarrow, England, United Kingdom

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  Centre for Life ⓘ
  science museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, England

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  Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art ⓘ
  Art gallery in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.

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  Seven Stories ⓘ
  museum and visitor centre in Newcastle, United Kingdom

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  Newbiggin Maritime Centre ⓘ
  museum in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, England, UK

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  Mining Art Museum ⓘ
  museum in Bishop Auckland, England, UK

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601 Tynemouth Castle and Priory

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1072 Durham Castle

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1080 Newcastle upon Tyne Castle

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1183 Auckland Castle

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1439 Belsay Castle

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1183 Washington Old Hall

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1846 Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

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1887 Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House Museum

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1904 Laing Art Gallery

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1925 Hatton Gallery

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1960 Durham University, Oriental Museum

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1970 Beamish, The Living Museum of The North

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1976 Charge! The Story of England's Northern Cavalry

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1976 Washington 'F' Pit Museum

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1979 Newburn Hall Motor Museum

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1981 Wylam Railway Museum

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1982 Stephenson Railway Museum

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1986 North East Bus Museum

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1987 Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum

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1989 Woodhorn Museum

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1993 Jarrow Hall

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2000 Centre for Life

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2002 Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art

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2005 Seven Stories

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2011 Newbiggin Maritime Centre

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2017 Mining Art Museum

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Frameless

Bowes Railway, Eighton Banks

Three Bridges

Bowes Railway Incline

Bowes Railway Museum

Bend In The Track. Eighton Banks.

Bowes Railway. Springwell Village.

Bowes Railway. Springwell Village.

Platform. Bowes Railway

Bowes Railway.

Bowes Railway. Springwell Village.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	castle		Brancepeth Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Bywell Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Hylton Castle	castle, building	Wikidata
site	castle		Prudhoe Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	601	Tynemouth Castle and Priory	castle, fort, historic house museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1072	Durham Castle	castle, university museum, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1080	Newcastle upon Tyne Castle	castle, archaeological site, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1183	Auckland Castle	castle, historic house museum, English country house, episcopal palace	Wikidata
site	castle	1296	Aydon Castle	castle, architectural structure, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	castle	1439	Belsay Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	museum		Arbeia South Shields Roman Fort	castrum, local authority museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Belsay Hall	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bessie Surtees House	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Bowes Railway	museum, cable railway	Wikidata
site	museum		Bywell Hall	historic house museum, country house	Wikidata
site	museum		Cherryburn	historic house museum, birth house	Wikidata
site	museum		Durham Cathedral Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Durham Heritage Centre and Museum	museum, church closure, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Durham University Museum of Archaeology	university museum, archaeological museum	Wikidata
site	museum		George Stephenson's Birthplace	historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Ryhope Engines Museum	museum, pumping station	Wikidata
site	museum		Segedunum Roman Fort & Museum	museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		South Shields Museum & Art Gallery	city museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum		Tanfield Railway	heritage railway, railway line	Wikidata
site	museum	1183	Washington Old Hall	manor house, historic house museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1846	Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens	local museum, natural history museum, museum building, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1887	Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1904	Laing Art Gallery	art museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1925	Hatton Gallery	art museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1960	Durham University, Oriental Museum	museum, university museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1970	Beamish, The Living Museum of The North	charitable organization, open-air museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Charge! The Story of England's Northern Cavalry	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1976	Washington 'F' Pit Museum	mining museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1979	Newburn Hall Motor Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1981	Wylam Railway Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1982	Stephenson Railway Museum	museum, railway museum, local authority museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1986	North East Bus Museum	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1987	Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1989	Woodhorn Museum	archive, mining museum, county record office, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1993	Jarrow Hall	museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2000	Centre for Life	science museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2002	Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art	art museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2005	Seven Stories	museum, independent museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2011	Newbiggin Maritime Centre	maritime museum	Wikidata
site	museum	2017	Mining Art Museum	mining museum, art gallery	Wikidata
commons	image		Bowes Railway, Eighton Banks		Commons
commons	image		Three Bridges		Commons
commons	image		Bowes Railway Incline		Commons
commons	image		Bowes Railway Museum		Commons
commons	image		Bend In The Track. Eighton Banks.		Commons
commons	image		Bowes Railway. Springwell Village.		Commons
commons	image		Bowes Railway. Springwell Village.		Commons
commons	image		Platform. Bowes Railway		Commons
commons	image		Bowes Railway.		Commons
commons	image		Bowes Railway. Springwell Village.		Commons