Sign in

Private company

South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway

English railway company

The South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway (SD&LUR) built a railway line linking the Stockton and Darlington Railway near Bishop Auckland with the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (the West Coast Main Line) at Tebay, via Barnard Castle, Stainmore Summit and Kirkby Stephen. The line opened in 1861 and became known as the Stainmore Line.2 It ceased to exist in 1862.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jul 13, 1857Founded1

See how the biggest companies compare on our leaderboards

Tees Railway Viaduct (SD&LUR)
Photo: Uncredited photograph published in Tomlinson as above with the line From a photograph taken about 1858 . Most of the images in Tomlinson are credited with authors., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway (SD&LUR) built a railway line linking the Stockton and Darlington Railway near Bishop Auckland with the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway (the West Coast Main Line) at Tebay, via Barnard Castle, Stainmore Summit and Kirkby Stephen. The line opened in 1861 and became known as the Stainmore Line.2

Timeline

  1. Jun 30, 1862Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Jul 13, 1857Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3