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well and Quarrington Branch diverges, continues to within6 chains, and south of ShinclifFe Mill; thence across the RiverWear near Shincliffe, and within 7 chains of Hough Hall,which is on the south, thence curving and recurving to within6 chains south of Moor House, terminates about 15 chainsnorth-west of Langley Corn Mills, in the parish of Brancepeth.
The Whitwell and Quarrington Branch passes close on theeast side of Whitwell Grange, west of Whitwell Pit, and within9 chains east of Whitwell House; thence to Cassop MoorHouse, within 7 chains west of Hough Hall, and continues toits junction with the Clarence Railway, 25 chains to the south-west of Caxhoe Pit.
The western branch leaves the main line at the crossing ofthe River Wear, near Shincliffe, and extends for two miles andeight chains to its termination at Brandon.
The whole length of the main line is 3 miles and 402 yards,consisting of two level planes, together 50 chains long, and twoinclined planes, whose gradients are 24 - 78 feet, and 48 feet permile respectively.
The Whitwell and Quarrington Branch has two level planes,and four inclined planes, which vary in inclination from 1 in31 to 1 in 120.
The Western branch is 2 miles 8 chains in length, and con-sists of one level plane 9J chains in length, and four inclinedplanes varying in inclination from 1 in 42 to 1 in 256.
CURVES.
The objectionable curves are—one of a quarter of a mile’radius, at junction with Whitwell Branch, and one of 10 chains’radius. In the Western Branch, there are two curves, eachof about a quarter of a mile’ radius.
PRINCIPAL EARTHWORKS.
In the main line, the chief earthwork is a cutting in