Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, Newcastle branch line
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, Newcastle branch line
HER Number
3458
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, Newcastle branch line
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
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 branch of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway ran from the original line (HER ref. 3292) over the Tyne and into Newcastle. It was laid as far as the Elswick Shot Tower in 1893, to Forth Banks in 1847 and into the Central Station on 1st Jan 1851. In 1862 the line became part of the North Eastern Railway. Surviving features associated with the line were recorded in 2008.
Easting
424510
Northing
563800
Grid Reference
NZ424510563800
Sources
<< HER 3458 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 2
1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97
Hoole, K. 1986, A Regional History of the Railways of Gt Britain, The North East, Vol 4, p.197; W.W. Tomlinson, 1914, The North Eastern Railway - Its Rise and Development, p 321; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2008, Scotswood Housing Expo, Newcastle upon Tyne, Historic Buildings Recording
1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1864, 6 inch scale, Northumberland, 97
Hoole, K. 1986, A Regional History of the Railways of Gt Britain, The North East, Vol 4, p.197; W.W. Tomlinson, 1914, The North Eastern Railway - Its Rise and Development, p 321; The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2008, Scotswood Housing Expo, Newcastle upon Tyne, Historic Buildings Recording