Havannah Colliery Railway

HER Number

4355

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Havannah Colliery Railway

Place

Dinnington

Map Sheet

NZ27SW

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Tramway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Wagonway

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

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

421700

Northing

571800

Grid Reference

NZ421700571800

Sources

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