The Woodland Branch was a private railway opened in 1873 which left the Bishop Auckland to Barnard Castle line, just east of Lands Viaduct. Owned by the Woodland Collieries Company Limited, it ran for about 4 and a half miles and served the collieries of Morley, Crane Row, Crake Scar and Woodland. A tramway linked … Continue reading The Woodland Branch (1873 to about 1921)