The Causey Arch, the oldest surviving railway bridge in the world. Near Stanley, Co Durham, England, UK

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The Causey Arch was completed in 1727 as part of the Tanfield Waggonway, which was built to carry coal from local collieries to the river Tyne by means of horse drawn trucks or chauldrens running on rails.

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Size: 5100px × 3399px
Location: Causey, Near Stanley, Co. Durham, England, UK
Photo credit: © Washington Imaging / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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