Rainton and Seaham Railway, Plain Pit Branch

HER Number:
3199

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Rainton and Seaham Railway, Plain Pit Branch

Place:
Rainton Bridge

Map Sheet:
NZ34NW

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 Rainton and Seaham Railway, Plain Pit Branch, linked the Framwellgate branch (HER ref. 3200) to the North Eastern Railway (HER ref. 2625), serving the Plain Pit (HER ref. 3198). It was part of the Marquis of Londonderry's Railway which closed in 1896.

Easting:
32217

Northing:
48695

Grid Reference:
NZ3221748695

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3199 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20 C.E. Mountford, 1970, The Development of Colliery Railways in Co. Durham, p.14,16