Stanley - Tanfield Railway Attractions
Stanley has a main shopping area, a town swimming pool and is famous for its annual summer playscheme geared to children during the first two weeks of summer holiday.
The three mile steam passenger railway between Sunniside, Causeway Arch and East Tanfield originally opened in 1725. At the Tanfield Railway you can ride the steam train and view a collection of 40 locomotivess including the Wellington of 1873, Victorian carriages as well as the workshop of Britain's oldest engine shed built in 1854.
The three mile steam passenger railway between Sunniside, Causeway Arch and East Tanfield originally opened in 1725. At the Tanfield Railway you can ride the steam train and view a collection of 40 locomotivess including the Wellington of 1873, Victorian carriages as well as the workshop of Britain's oldest engine shed built in 1854.
Causey Arch
Causey Arch is the oldest standing railway bridge in the world. It was built in 1725-26, to support the the steam passenger railway between Sunniside, Causeway Arch and East Tanfield. At the site of the bridge there is also a picnic area and displays which describe the early waggonways complete with a replica of an 18th century coal waggon.
