The Bowes Railway, built by George Stephenson in 1826, is the world's only operational preserved standard gauge cable railway system. It was built to transport coal from pits in Durham to boats on the River Tyne. Bowes Railway is situated 1¼ miles north of A194(m) Motorway.

Washington Galleries bus station

Bus station

Photo: Whohe!, CC BY 3.0.

Washington Galleries Bus Station is located in the town of Washington in Tyne and Wear. The bus station was constructed in the early 1970s, to serve the adjacent Galleries Shopping Centre, which opened in 1974. Washington Galleries bus station is situated 1 mile southeast of A194(m) Motorway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oxclose and Albany.

Oxclose

Suburb

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Oxclose is an area of Washington, Tyne and Wear, England. It is located between the A1231, A182 and A195 highways, close to Sunderland, and is well served by links from the A1 which passes within 1 mile of Oxclose's boundaries.

Albany

Suburb

Photo: Brian Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Albany is a suburb of Washington in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, historically part of County Durham. It is in the north of the town. The village is also relatively close to The Galleries Shopping Centre, Washington.

Springwell Village

Village

Photo: Steve McShane, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Springwell Village is a village in the City of Sunderland, bordering Gateshead, approximately 7.6 miles from Newcastle upon Tyne, 9 miles from Sunderland, and 13 miles from Durham.

A194(m) Motorway

Type: Road
Category: transportation
Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.90626° or 54° 54′ 23″ north

Longitude

-1.55632° or 1° 33′ 23″ west

Elevation

384 feet (117 metres)

Open location code

9C6WWC4V+GF

GeoNames ID

8714917

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