Dinnington Wagonway

HER Number:
1087

District:
Newcastle and N Tyneside

Site Name:
Dinnington Wagonway

Place:
Dinnington

Map Sheet:
NZ27SW

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Tramway

Site Type: Specific:
Wagonway

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
A link line from Dinnington Colliery to the former Brunton & Shields/Fawdon Wagonway (HER ref. 1078) from Dinnington Colliery, which opened in 1867. May have been the catalyst for upgrading the whole of what had become the Seaton Burn Wagonway to standard gauge. Dinnington Colliery closed in 1960.

Easting:
2283

Northing:
7269

Grid Reference:
NZ22837269

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1087 >> 2nd edition Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 88, NE