Havannah Colliery Railway

HER Number:
4355

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Havannah Colliery Railway

Place:
Dinnington

Map Sheet:
NZ27SW

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Tramway

Site Type: Specific:
Wagonway

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
This Mineral Railway ran from the Havannah Drift (HER ref. 4354) to the site of Hazlerigg Colliery and the junction with the old Fawdon wagonway at NZ22907190. It was constructed when the drift mine was opened in the 1950s and taken out of use when the drift closed in September 1977.

Easting:
2170

Northing:
7180

Grid Reference:
NZ21707180

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4355 >> I. Ayris, pers comm, 1995