South Shields, Ballast Railway

HER Number:
2349

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
South Shields, Ballast Railway

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

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 was the first ballast wagonway in South Shields. Trucks were hauled by a stationary engine near the North Marine Park. In the 1830s the line was diverted to follow a line to Salmon's Quay (HER ref. 2447). It was crossed by the line of the later Ballast Railway (HER ref. 2447) which may have superseded it, and is marked as ‘Old’ on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan, so was probably out of use by 1855.

Easting:
3672

Northing:
6790

Grid Reference:
NZ36726790

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 2349 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 4 N.T. Sinclair, & I.S. Carr, 1990, Railways of South Shields, p.4