North Eastern Railway (Durham Junction Railway)

HER Number:
2625

District:
Gateshead and Sunderland

Site Name:
North Eastern Railway (Durham Junction Railway)

Place:

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE NZ34SW

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Railway

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

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:
2469

Northing:
6385

Grid Reference:
NZ24696385

Lats/Lons:

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