Hetton Railway, Eppleton Branch
Hetton Railway, Eppleton Branch
HER Number
2986
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Hetton Railway, Eppleton Branch
Place
Great Eppleton
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
Class
Transport
Site Type: Broad
Railway Transport Site
Site Type: Specific
Railway Inclined Plane
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Hetton Railway, Eppleton Branch ran from the Eppleton Colliery (HER ref. 2982) to the Hetton Railway (HER ref. 2848). This operated on a self-acting incline system built in 1825. The ropes were removed circa 1900 although the line continued in use until 1959.
Easting
436130
Northing
548270
Grid Reference
NZ436130548270
Sources
<< HER 2986 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham, 21
C.E. Mountford, 1970, The Development of Colliery Railways in Co. Durham, p.13; Alan Williams Archaeology, 2013, Waggonways to the South Bank of the River Tyne and to the River Wear
C.E. Mountford, 1970, The Development of Colliery Railways in Co. Durham, p.13; Alan Williams Archaeology, 2013, Waggonways to the South Bank of the River Tyne and to the River Wear