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Heighington Railway Station – Shildon Coal Drops loop from Heighington

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Heighington Railway Station – Shildon Coal Drops loop from Heighington

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Heighington Railway Station – Shildon Coal Drops loop from Heighington

01:39

26.8km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.6 km for 263 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

20 m

Heighington Railway Station

Highlight • Historical Site

Heighington Station building was commissioned by the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1826. It is one of the S&DR’s pioneering railway buildings, designed and built in the pioneering period where …

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2

5.77 km

Locomotion Railway Museum Shildon

Highlight • Historical Site

This has free admission and as well as the trains there is a café and toilet facilities.

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3

6.29 km

Shildon Coal Drops

Highlight • Monument

The Shildon coal drops are a Grade II* listed structure that was a revolutionary, gravity-fed locomotive refuelling station for the Stockton & Darlington Railway, built in 1846.

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B

26.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.7 km

9.82 km

1.66 km

1.43 km

1.12 km

1.10 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.8 km

4.72 km

1.12 km

158 m

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