Brandling Junction Railway, Sunderland Branch (later NER)
Brandling Junction Railway, Sunderland Branch (later NER)
HER Number
2289
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Brandling Junction Railway, Sunderland Branch (later NER)
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
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 North Eastern Railway, Sunderland Branch was originally the Brandling Junction Railway from Gateshead to Monkwearmouth, opened in 1839. Its southern terminus was Monkwearmouth Station (HER ref. 2751). The 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan shows an electric telegraph running alongside the line.
Easting
429660
Northing
562150
Grid Reference
NZ429660562150
Sources
<< HER 2289 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 3
N.T. Sinclair, & I.S. Carr, 1990, Railways of South Shields, p.6; W.W. Tomlinson, 1914, The North Eastern Railway - Its Rise and Development, p 327
N.T. Sinclair, & I.S. Carr, 1990, Railways of South Shields, p.6; W.W. Tomlinson, 1914, The North Eastern Railway - Its Rise and Development, p 327