Tyne and Wear HER(2625): North Eastern Railway (Durham Junction Railway) - Details
2625
Gateshead and Sunderland
North Eastern Railway (Durham Junction Railway)
NZ26SE NZ34SW
Transport
Railway Transport Site
Railway
Early Modern
C19
Structure
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.
2469
6385
NZ24696385
<< 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