Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, Newcastle branch line

HER Number:
3458

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, Newcastle branch line

Place:

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE NZ26SW

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:
This branch of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway ran from the original line (HER ref. 3292) over the Tyne and into Newcastle. It was laid as far as the Elswick Shot Tower in 1893, to Forth Banks in 1847 and into the Central Station on 1st Jan 1851. In 1862 the line became part of the North Eastern Railway. Surviving features associated with the line were recorded in 2008.

Easting:
2451

Northing:
6380

Grid Reference:
NZ24516380

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 3458 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 2 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97 Hoole, K. 1986, A Regional History of the Railways of Gt Britain, The North East, Vol 4, p.197; W.W. Tomlinson, 1914, The North Eastern Railway - Its Rise and Development, p 321; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2008, Scotswood Housing Expo, Newcastle upon Tyne, Historic Buildings Recording