Backworth Colliery Railway (West Cramlington Branch)

HER Number:
1058

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Backworth Colliery Railway (West Cramlington Branch)

Place:
Backworth

Map Sheet:
NZ27SE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Railway

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
The West Cramlington Wagonway enters/leaves the County at NZ 2913 7374. It is shown on the 2nd edition Ordnance Survey Map as Backworth Colliery Railway(West Cramlington Branch, serving the Backworth Collieries.It joins the Backworth Wagonway at NZ 3045 7164. It opened in 1838 but closed in 1849 when the West Cramlington was linked to the Newcastle & Berwick Railway.

Easting:
2913

Northing:
7374

Grid Reference:
NZ29137374

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1058 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1865, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 81 C. R. Warn, 1976, Wagonways & Early Railways of Northumberland, 1605-1840 p.50 I. M. Ayris, Northumberland Mining Records Survey; RAF/CPE/UK/2352 FP 2020 04-OCT-1947; LIDAR NZ2675 Environment Agency DSM 1M; RAF/CPE/UK/2352 FS 2016 04-OCT-1947