Gateshead, Brandling Junction Railway, stationary engine

HER Number:
16155

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Gateshead, Brandling Junction Railway, stationary engine

Place:
Gateshead

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Industrial

Site Type: Broad:
Machinery

Site Type: Specific:
Steam Engine

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
No surface traces of the Stationary Engine built between 1836 and 1839. The Engine was abandoned before 1894. Site covered in oil tanks in 2001. The 60 horse-power engine at Greenesfield operated the rope-hauled Brandling Junction Railway Incline from Redheugh to Green's Field and Oakwellgate (opened 1839). The incline was used for passengers and goods.

Easting:
2511

Northing:
6328

Grid Reference:
NZ25116328

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2001, Riverview: Greenesfield, Gateshead, Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Statement in WSP Environmental Ltd. Environmental Statement