Hebburn, Railway Spur

HER Number

2512

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Hebburn, Railway Spur

Place

Hebburn

Map Sheet

NZ36NW

Class

Transport

Site Type: Broad

Railway Transport Site

Site Type: Specific

Railway

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

This railway spur with sidings, built in the second half of the 19th century, connected the North Eastern Railway, Newcastle and South Shields Branch (HER ref. 2509) to the Hebburn Colliery C Pit Wagonway (HER ref. 2231).

Easting

431280

Northing

565240

Grid Reference

NZ431280565240

Sources

<< HER 2512 >> 2nd edition, Ordnance Survey map, 1898, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3, SE