Rainton and Seaham Railway, North Hetton Branch
Rainton and Seaham Railway, North Hetton Branch
HER Number
3205
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Rainton and Seaham Railway, North Hetton Branch
Place
East Rainton
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, North Hetton Branch, linked North Hetton Colliery (HER ref. 3224) with the main Rainton and Seaham line (HER ref. 2976). This line was taken over by the Hetton Coal Company in 1896 and continued to work until 1917, having originally been part of the Londonderry Railway.
Easting
434030
Northing
548530
Grid Reference
NZ434030548530
Sources
<< HER 3205 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1861, 6 inch scale, Durham20
C.E. Mountford, 1970, The Development of Colliery Railways in Co. Durham, p.13
C.E. Mountford, 1970, The Development of Colliery Railways in Co. Durham, p.13