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Londonderry Railway

Dates

27/11/1828	Londonderry Railway Marquis of Londonderry lays the foundation stone for the line between Penshaw and Seaham Harbour. Seaham Harbour was built as part of works.
25/07/1831	Londonderry Railway First coal shipped from Seaham Harbour.
08/02/1853	Londonderry Railway Start of work on line from Seaham [1st] to Hendon Dock, Sunderland. To be built as Seaham Harbour at capacity.
17/01/1854	Londonderry Railway Hetton coal train runs from Seaham [1st] to Sunderland Dock via new line as far as Ryhope and Durham and Sunderland Railway to Hendon Dock. The connection at Ryhope was temporary for the ceremonial occasion.
03/08/1854	Londonderry Railway Line opened throughout. From Ryhope to Hendon Dock the line ran parallel to the Durham and Sunderland Railway.
/ /1863	Londonderry Railway Act passed (retrospective, line opened in 1854/55).
01/10/1868	Londonderry Railway Sunderland [LR] station (just south of Hendon station) closed and diverted to Hendon station.
31/07/1893	Seaham to Easington and Hart Line (North Eastern Railway) Act passed for Hart to Dalton-le-Dale (Seaham) line to improve coastal route. Also included are improvements to the Londonderry Railway.
/ /1898	Londonderry Railway Trains run beyond system to South Shields and High Shields for Boldon Races.
/ /1900	Londonderry Railway North Eastern Railway Line absorbed by the North Eastern Railway.
30/07/1900	Londonderry Railway Sold to North Eastern Railway. Stock, coal wagons, colliery lines and Seaham Harbour pass to the Seaham Harbour Dock Company (not later merged into the National Coal Board). Hall Dene station remains in Lord Seaham's ownership. Bath Hotel (Hendon) and Station Hotel (Seaham) were excluded.
06/10/1900	Londonderry Railway North Eastern Railway starts to work line.
/ /1924	Londonderry Railway London and North Eastern Railway approaches Lord Seaham to close Hall Dene station. This is agreed if Seaham Colliery station be renamed Seaham and Marlborough Street station be renamed Seaham Harbour [Station].
01/03/1925	Londonderry Railway Seaham Colliery station is renamed Seaham and Marlborough Street station is renamed Seaham Harbour [Station].
11/09/1939	Londonderry Railway Seaham Harbour [Station] terminus closed for war.
/ /1971	Londonderry Railway Seaham Harbour [Station] demolished.

Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

Seaham Harbour [Station]

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Seaham

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K1 2-6-0 62005 leans into the curve at Seaham as it heads for York with the last leg of the Wensleydale and Durham Coast railtour on 21st March ...
Mark Bartlett 21/03/2015

56 113 heads a train of MGR wagons south through Seaham on the Durham coast route in 1991. ...
Bill Roberton //1991

Sweeping round the cliff top curves near Seaham the Wensleydale and Durham Coast tour heads back to York with K4 61994 The Great ...
Mark Bartlett 21/03/2015