The Viaduct to nowhere. The Gaunless Viaduct

The Gaunless Viaduct. County Durham is a disused railway Viaduct. Also called the Lands viaduct it was situated on the Barnard Castle to Bishop Auckland now disused abandoned railway line. The area of County Durham in the North Pennines in the North East of Britain was a very industrial area. Coal mining and Coke ovens were in the area. Plus the area was full of old Industrial tramways that served the local quarrys. This is a video about Britains railway history. The Lands Viaduct was designed and built by Thomas Bouch in 1862. The last train ran in June of 1962. Thomas bouch also designed the original ill fated Tay bridge that collapsed. Disused railway line explore in Britain.