Brandling Junction Railway, stationary engine
Brandling Junction Railway, stationary engine
HER Number
16155
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Brandling Junction Railway, stationary engine
Place
Gateshead
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Machinery
Site Type: Specific
Steam Engine
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
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
425110
Northing
563280
Grid Reference
NZ425110563280
Sources
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 2001, Riverview: Greenesfield, Gateshead, Cultural Heritage and Archaeology Statement in WSP Environmental Ltd. Environmental Statement