Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The Weardale Railway is an independently owned British single-track branch line railway between Bishop Auckland West, Wolsingham, Frosterley and Stanhope. Weardale Railway services began on 23 May 2010, but decided to run special trains rather than a scheduled service for the 2013 season.The railway originally ran from Bishop Auckland to Wearhead in County Durham, a distance of 25 miles (40 km), built in the nineteenth century to carry limestone from Eastgate, and provide passenger services to Weardale. Passenger services were ceased in 1953, leaving only freight services to Eastgate. After the quarries owner Lafarge moved to road transport in 1993, under the threat of closure by British Rail, the line was taken over by a group of enthusiasts. The line currently runs 18 miles (29 km) between Bishop Auckland and the Eastgate, making the line the fourth longest preserved standard gauge railway in Great Britain."@en }
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- Weardale_Railway abstract "The Weardale Railway is an independently owned British single-track branch line railway between Bishop Auckland West, Wolsingham, Frosterley and Stanhope. Weardale Railway services began on 23 May 2010, but decided to run special trains rather than a scheduled service for the 2013 season.The railway originally ran from Bishop Auckland to Wearhead in County Durham, a distance of 25 miles (40 km), built in the nineteenth century to carry limestone from Eastgate, and provide passenger services to Weardale. Passenger services were ceased in 1953, leaving only freight services to Eastgate. After the quarries owner Lafarge moved to road transport in 1993, under the threat of closure by British Rail, the line was taken over by a group of enthusiasts. The line currently runs 18 miles (29 km) between Bishop Auckland and the Eastgate, making the line the fourth longest preserved standard gauge railway in Great Britain.".