Rainton and Seaham Railway, Plain Pit Branch
Rainton and Seaham Railway, Plain Pit Branch
HER Number
3199
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Rainton and Seaham Railway, Plain Pit Branch
Place
Rainton Bridge
Map Sheet
NZ34NW
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
The Rainton and Seaham Railway, Plain Pit Branch, linked the Framwellgate branch (HER ref. 3200) to the North Eastern Railway (HER ref. 2625), serving the Plain Pit (HER ref. 3198). It was part of the Marquis of Londonderry's Railway which closed in 1896.
Easting
432217
Northing
548695
Grid Reference
NZ432217548695
Sources
<< HER 3199 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20
C.E. Mountford, 1970, The Development of Colliery Railways in Co. Durham, p.14,16
C.E. Mountford, 1970, The Development of Colliery Railways in Co. Durham, p.14,16