Durham Junction Railway
Introduction
This line, a former part of the East Coast Main Line is mothballed. This is part of the route known as the Leamside line. The line terminated at Rainton Meadows, often described as an unlikely terminus - however a large number of colliery lines met the line here.
Dates
| / / | Durham Junction Railway
Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway Durham Junction Railway bought by the Newcastle and Darlington Junction Railway. |
| 16/06/1834 | Durham Junction Railway Act passed. Intended to connect to the (never built) Durham branch of the Hartlepool Dock and Railway and run north to Gateshead. As a result the line terminated at Rainton Meadows instead of running through to Gillesgate. |
| 16/06/1834 | Durham Junction Railway Act passed. |
| / /1838 | Durham Junction Railway Line opened from Washington South Junction (Stanhope and Tyne Railway) to Rainton Meadows. |
| 28/06/1838 | Durham Junction Railway Final stone of Victoria Viaduct [Durham] laid on the day of Queen Victoria's Coronation. Engineer; T.E. Harrison. |
| 24/08/1838 | Durham Junction Railway Opened for minerals. |
| 09/03/1840 | Durham Junction Railway Opened for passengers. Service runs from Gateshead via the Brandling Junction Railway and Stanhope and Tyne Railway to Washington before continuing to Durham (Rainton Meadows). |
| / /1843 | Durham Junction Railway George Hudson buys the line. |
| 23/05/1844 | Durham Junction Railway George Hudson's purchase of line ratified by Act which gave permission to bridge the River Tyne. |
Locations along the line
These locations are along the line.
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