North Eastern Railway (Durham Junction Railway)
North Eastern Railway (Durham Junction Railway)
HER Number
2625
District
Gateshead and Sunderland
Site Name
North Eastern Railway (Durham Junction Railway)
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Railway
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
The southern part of the North Eastern Railway line was originally the Durham Junction Railway, which started in 1833/34 to connect the Stanhope and Tyne Railway at Washington with Durham. It eventually reached Durham in 1844 as part of Hudson's Newcastle and Darlington Junction System. The Victoria Bridge (HER ref. 2877) was built as part of this line.
Easting
424690
Northing
563850
Grid Reference
NZ424690563850
Sources
<< HER 2625 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7
1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham 20
I.M Ayris, & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p.12; WW Tomlinson, 1914, The North Eastern Railway - Its Rise and Development
1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham 20
I.M Ayris, & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p.12; WW Tomlinson, 1914, The North Eastern Railway - Its Rise and Development