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A CAMPAIGN to reopen of an historic Durham railway viaduct as a bridleway and cycleway is gathering pace. The Friends of Kepier Woods group is calling for the Grade II Listed Belmont Viaduct, also known as Frankland or Brasside Viaduct, to be brought back into use as an “exciting tourist and leisure project”. The Friends chairman and Belmont parish councillor, Michael Watson, said: “We all hope that Durham County Council listens to the huge public clamour for this new route to be made available as soon as possible. “The project sits well with current Government and county council policies to create new footpaths and cycle ways with funding available and environmental plans for a reduction in carbon emissions. ....