Heaton Junction, engine shed
Heaton Junction, engine shed
HER Number
11330
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Heaton Junction, engine shed
Place
Heaton
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Engine Shed
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
In December 1872 it was reported that "additional facilities are required to handle increased goods and other traffic, necessitating an engine shed and cottages at Heaton, at an estimated cost of £23,000". The first engine shed was opened on 31st August 1875
Easting
427600
Northing
565550
Grid Reference
NZ427600565550
Sources
K. Hoole, 1986, The North East, A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain, Vol 4