/ /1851 | Bishop Auckland Branch (North Eastern Railway) Route altered to run from Leamside to Bishop Auckland via Durham and Relly Mill. |
/ /1853 | West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway Diverts trains from Stockton station on the North Shore Branch (North Eastern Railway) to Stockton North station on the Leeds and Thirsk Railway. (The company controlled the former Clarence Railway and Stockton and Hartlepool Railway). |
/ /1854 | York and North Midland Railway
Malton and Driffield Junction Railway
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Leeds and Thirsk Railway
West Hartlepool Harbour and Railways
North Eastern Railway Companies merge to form the North Eastern Railway. |
/05/1854 | Carmyllie Railway Line opened. Initially a private goods railway built by Earl of Dalhousie for slate and paving stones, operated by the Scottish North Eastern Railway (after 1856). |
/ /1855 | Durham and Sunderland Railway
Hartlepool Dock and Railway Following a North Eastern Railway study of Sunderland to Hartlepool services a connection at Haswell, alterations at Seaton and Murton and a new staton for Sunderland are recommended. |
/ /1856 | Aberdeen RailwayScottish Midland Junction RailwayScottish North Eastern Railway The Aberdeen Railway merged with Scottish Midland Junction Railway to become Scottish North Eastern Railway. |
/ /1857 | Dearness Valley Railway Bought by North Eastern Railway. |
01/04/1857 | Bishop Auckland Branch (North Eastern Railway) Line opened. |
01/01/1858 | Perth, Almond Valley and Methven Railway Line opened, worked by the Scottish North Eastern Railway. |
23/07/1858 | Rosedale Branch (North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway) An Act for the extension of the line to Rosedale. The Ingleby Mining Company^s line had been bought by the North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway, which itself was to be purchased by the North Eastern Railway shortly afterwards. |
/ /1859 | Scottish Central Railway
Scottish Midland Junction Railway
Dundee and Perth Railway
Edinburgh and Northern Railway Limits of Perth General station defined by the joint committee, repealing the agreement of 1846. The Scottish North Eastern Railway is authorised to use Perth General and to form a siding on the east side of the station. |
/ /1861 | Scottish Midland Junction Railway
Scottish North Eastern Railway
Inverness and Perth Junction Railway Scottish North Eastern Railway makes arrangement made with the Inverness and Perth Junction Railway, land for future Perth Shed [HR] near Perth General on the former SMJR. |
/ /1862 | Scottish North Eastern Railway
Scottish Central Railway Confirmation of agreements regarding Perth General between the Scottish North Eastern Railway and Scottish Central Railway. |
/ /1862 | Team Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway) Act for a line between Gateshead and Bishop Auckland Branch north of Durham. |
/ /1862 | Scottish North Eastern Railway Limpet Mill to Kintore [1st] line authorised. |
/ /1862 | Scottish North Eastern Railway Deeside Branch authorised. |
/ /1862 | Scottish North Eastern Railway Deviation at Forfar authorised. |
/ /1862 | Lanchester Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway) Opened from Relly Mill Junction to Consett [1st]. Stations opened at Witton Gilbert, Lanchester, Knitsley and Consett [1st]. |
31/01/1862 | Dundee and Arbroath Railway
Scottish North Eastern Railway The Dundee and Arbroath Railway is absorbed by the Scottish North Eastern Railway (official authorisation was in 1863). |
14/05/1862 | Newcastle and Carlisle Railway An agreement that the North Eastern Railway, which will take over the N&C, can have access to Carlisle Citadel. |
17/07/1862 | Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
North Eastern Railway Newcastle and Carlisle Railway merges with the North Eastern Railway. |
/ /1863 | Dundee and Arbroath Railway
Scottish North Eastern Railway Authorisation of the absorption of the Dundee and Arbroath Railway by the Scottish North Eastern Railway. |
/ /1863 | Stockton and Darlington RailwayNorth Eastern Railway Stockton and Darlington Railway absorbed by the North Eastern Railway. |
/ /1863 | North British Railway
Scottish North Eastern Railway Dundee Goods Station is to be used jointly by the North British Railway and Scottish North Eastern Railway. |
01/01/1863 | Newcastle and Carlisle Railway North Eastern Railway trains start to run into Carlisle Citadel station. |
01/02/1863 | Alyth Railway
Scottish North Eastern Railway The Alyth Railway is leased by the Scottish North Eastern Railway |
/ /1864 | Perth, Almond Valley and Methven RailwayScottish North Eastern Railway Perth, Almond Valley and Methven Railway leased by the Scottish North Eastern Railway. |
/ /1864 | Crieff and Methven Junction Railway Act receives Royal assent. The Scottish North Eastern Railway is given running powers. |
/ /1864 | Newbottle Waggonway North Eastern Railway makes agreement with Lambton Waggonway for access to staiths at Sunderland over the line between Cox Green and Sunderland. |
/ /1864 | Aberdeen Joint A committee is formed for the management of the new joint Aberdeen Joint station between the companies (owners Scottish North Eastern Railway/Caledonian Railway and Great North of Scotland Railway and access for the Deeside Railway). |
/ /1864 | Alyth Railway
Scottish North Eastern Railway Lease of the Alyth Railway by the Scottish North Eastern Railway authorised. |
/ /1864 | Scottish North Eastern Railway Meigle branch authorised - Newtyle and Meigle Junction Line. Meigle station was to be joint. |
/ /1864 | Dundee and Forfar Direct Railway (Caledonian Railway) Line authorised for the Scottish North Eastern Railway. |
/ /1864 | Perth, Almond Valley and Methven Railway Authorisation to sell company to the Scottish North Eastern Railway. |
12/03/1864 | Carmyllie Railway Agreement for working the Carmyllie Railway by the Scottish North Eastern Railway. |
23/06/1864 | Aberdeen Joint (Caledonian Railway)Denburn Valley Line (Great North of Scotland Railway) Denburn Valley line to connect the Great North of Scotland Railway at Kittybrewster [2nd] to the Scottish North Eastern Railway (from 1866 Caledonian Railway) at Aberdeen Guild Street authorised. South of the new Aberdeen Joint will be SNER owned and north will be GNSR owned. The Deeside Railway is authorised to use the station, details to be agreed. |
/ /1865 | West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway Company Merged into North Eastern Railway. |
19/06/1865 | Carmyllie Railway
Scottish North Eastern Railway Carmyllie Railway absorbed by Scottish North Eastern Railway. |
19/06/1865 | Team Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway) Act for a line between Relly Mill Junction, south of Durham, to Tursdale Junction, north of Ferryhill, passed. |
/ /1866 | Scottish North Eastern Railway
Caledonian Railway Scottish North Eastern Railway absorbed by Caledonian Railway. Confirmation of running powers for the Highland Railway between Perth General and Stanley Junction. Confirmation of running powers for North British Railway, London and North Western Railway, Midland Railway and Glasgow and South Western Railway. The SNER's running powers over the Montrose and Bervie Railway are transferred to the Caledonian. |
/ /1866 | Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway) Bill for the line presented with support from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, Glasgow and South Western Railway and the North British Railway (who did not have a partner other than the North Eastern Railway route to Newcastle Central for taking traffic from the Border Union Railway (North British Railway) (Waverley Route) at Carlisle). |
16/07/1866 | Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway) Act passed. Running powers over the North Eastern Railway to enter Carlisle Citadel given. |
/ /1867 | Lanchester Valley Railway Extension (North Eastern Railway) Line opened from Scotswood (Scotswood Bridge Junction) to Consett [1st] (which was replaced by Benfieldside, located a little further north). |
/ /1867 | Scottish North Eastern Railway Proposed Meigle branch abandoned. |
02/12/1867 | Lanchester Valley Railway Extension (North Eastern Railway) Benfieldside, Lintz Green opened. |
/ /1868 | Team Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway) Construction begins of line between Durham and Gateshead. |
/ /1868 | Doncaster to York (North Eastern Railway) Construction begins of line to connect to the Great Northern Railway. |
/ /1868 | Consett South Curve (North Eastern Railway) Opened from Hownes Gill Junction (Stanhope and Tyne Railway) to Consett South Junction (Lanchester Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway)/ |
01/12/1868 | Team Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway) Line opened. |
01/06/1869 | North Eastern Railway
North British Railway
North Eastern Railway locomotives hauling trains from the south start running through over the North British Railway to Edinburgh Waverley.
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/ /1871 | Team Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway) Line opened. |
/ /1871 | Doncaster to York (North Eastern Railway) Line opened |
/ /1871 | Sunderland, West Hartlepool and Middlesbrough Railway Two similar independent lines were proposed in response to the North Eastern Railway^s Wellfield to Stockton route. |
/ /1872 | Hull and Selby Railway North Eastern Railway Hull and Selby Railway absorbed by the North Eastern Railway. |
/ /1872 | North Eastern Railway Bowesfield Junction, Stockton, to Wellfield line authorised. |
15/01/1872 | Team Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway) Line opened. |
/ /1874 | Blyth and Tyne Railway
North Eastern Railway Line absorbed by the North Eastern Railway to stop the North British Railway from acquiring the line and developing an independent route into Newcastle, with its own terminus. |
/ /1877 | Lanchester Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway) Spurs opened from Baxter Wood No 1 Junction to Baxter Wood No 2 Junction where a spur split to Dearness Valley Junction (Bishop Auckland Branch (North Eastern Railway)) and Bridge House Junction (Team Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway)). |
01/05/1877 | North Eastern Railway Bowesfield Juncton to Carlton South Junction (later Redmarshall South Junction) to Carlton West Junction opened. Route never opened to regular passenger services. |
26/08/1877 | North Eastern Railway Deviation of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway approach to Carlisle Citadel opened. Railway No 6. |
/10/1878 | Hawes Branch (North Eastern Railway) Opened for passengers to meet the Hawes Branch (Midland Railway) over which the North Eastern Railway had running powers to Hawes Junction (now Garsdale). Built as a single track line. |
/ /1879 | Sunderland Station (North Eastern Railway) New line from Ryhope Grange Junction to new Sunderland central station and from Fawcett Street opened. Hendon and Fawcett Street stations closed. Line extended north to cross the River Wear to connect at Monkwearmouth. New station had two island platforms with arched overall roof destroyed in World War II. |
01/03/1880 | North Eastern Railway Carlton South Junction to Wellfield, and east to north curve at Carlton opened. |
01/11/1882 | Lanchester Valley Railway Extension (North Eastern Railway) Benfieldside renamed Consett [2nd]. |
/ /1883 | Hylton, Southwick and Monkwearmouth Railway Purchased by North Eastern Railway. |
/ /1883 | Lanchester Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway) Aldin Grange opened. |
/ /1884 | North Eastern Railway Opens York Works. |
01/05/1885 | Lanchester Valley Railway Extension (North Eastern Railway) Consett [2nd] renamed Consett and Blackhill. |
16/07/1885 | Scarborough and Whitby Railway Line opened, operated by the North Eastern Railway from the outset. |
/09/1887 | Cornhill Branch (North Eastern Railway) Cornhill Branch (Alnwick to Coldstream) opened September 1887 by North Eastern Railway, Alnwick station re-built. |
31/07/1893 | 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. |
/ /1896 | Consett Curve (North Eastern Railway) Curve opened from Consett East Junction (Stanhope and Tyne Railway) to Consett North Junction (Lanchester Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway)), coinciding with the opening of Consett [3rd]. The curve flew over the top of the Lanchester line. |
01/05/1896 | Lanchester Valley Railway Extension (North Eastern Railway) Consett and Blackhill renamed Blackhill. |
14/01/1897 | North Eastern Railway
North British Railway North Eastern Railway locomotives cease to run through through over the North British Railway to Edinburgh Waverley. |
15/01/1897 | North British Railway The North British Railway begins to operate the through trains from Edinburgh Waverley to London Kings Cross from Edinburgh as far as Berwick where the North Eastern Railway takes over. |
/ /1898 | Scarborough and Whitby Railway Line purchased by the North Eastern Railway for £261,633. |
/ /1900 | Londonderry Railway
North Eastern Railway Line absorbed by the North Eastern Railway. |
/ /1900 | Cawood, Wistow and Selby Light Railway
North Eastern Railway Line absorbed by the North Eastern Railway. |
/ /1900 | Queen Alexandra Bridge Proposed by the North Eastern Railway and Sunderland Corporation this double decked bridge (road and rail decks) would link Diamond Hall Junction and Castleton Junction. |
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. |
/ /1901 | North Eastern Railway Carlton curve installed to Leeds Northern route between Eaglescliffe and Stockton. Plan to open route to Wellfield as secondary mainline. |
/ /1902 | North Eastern Railway Carlton curve for Leeds Northern route between Eaglescliffe and Stockton lifted. Route only used briefly for express goods traffic due to pressure between Stockton and West Hartepool both of which were bypassed. |
/ /1903 | North Eastern RailwayNorth Blyth Branch (Blyth and Tyne Railway) The North Eastern Railway introduces 40 ton wagons to run between the Ashington Colliery and North Blyth Staithes served by the North Blyth Branch (Blyth and Tyne Railway). |
01/04/1905 | North Eastern Railway Seaham to Hart line opened. |
/ /1906 | North Eastern Railway King Edward VII Bridge over the Tyne opened. This new bridge saved East Coast Main Line trains from having to reverse at Newcastle. |
01/07/1909 | Lanchester Valley Railway Extension (North Eastern Railway) High Westwood opened. |
16/06/1912 | London and North Eastern Railway Imperial Airways Race between Imperial Airways biplane The City of Glasgow and the Flying Scotsman won by the airplane. |
/ /1915 | North Eastern Railway Bowesfield Juncton to Carlton South Junction (later Redmarshall South Junction) to Carlton West Junction electrified for Shildon Yard to Newport Yard services. |
/ /1916 | Lanchester Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway) Knitsley closed. |
/ /1921 | Queen Alexandra Bridge Falls out of use by the London and North Eastern Railway. Remains open for road traffic and later the railway deck would be removed. |
19/08/1921 | Railways Act Act passed to create London, Midland and Scottish Railway, London and North Eastern Railway, Great Western Railway and Southern Railway by grouping smaller companies into bigger units. This was due to financial problems the railway companies were having in the aftermath of the First World War. |
/ /1922 | Hull and Barnsley Railway North Eastern Railway Line absorbed by the North Eastern Railway. |
01/01/1923 | North British Railway
Edinburgh and Bathgate Railway
Great North of Scotland Railway
Forth and Clyde Junction Railway
Kilsyth and Bonnybridge Railway
Gifford and Garvald Railway
Newburgh and North Fife Railway
Lauder Light Railway
Great Central Railway Grouped into London and North Eastern Railway. |
01/01/1923 | Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway
Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Railway (Caledonian Railway, Lanarkshire and Dumbartonshire Railway and North British Railway Joint) Both the Dundee and Arbroath Joint Railway and Dumbarton and Balloch Joint Line become jointly owned by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway. |
01/01/1923 | Great North of England, Clarence and Hartlepool Junction Railway Merged into the London and North Eastern Railway. Previously leased by the North Eastern Railway. |
/ /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. |
/ /1925 | Lanchester Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway) Knitsley opened. |
/ /1927 | Lanchester Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway) Aldin Grange renamed Bearpark. |
/ /1929 | Scottish Motor Traction Group The London, Midland and Scottish Railway and London and North Eastern Railway jointly buy a controlling interest of the bus group. |
/ /1929 | Whitemoor Marshalling Yard (London and North Eastern Railway) Whitemoor Yard, a hump yard, opened. It was laid out on either side of the Spalding to March Line (Great Northern Railway). |
/09/1930 | Cornhill Branch (North Eastern Railway) Closed to passengers. |
02/11/1931 | North Eastern Railway Carlton to Wellfield closed to passengers. |
/ /1934 | Railway Air Services London Midland and Scottish Railway London and North Eastern Railway Great Western Railway Southern Railway Imperial Airways Railway Air Services formed by the LMS, LNER, GWR, SR and Imperial Airways. Airport opened at Renfrew |
/ /1939 | Lanchester Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway) Closed to passengers. Bearpark, Witton Gilbert, Lanchester and Knitsley closed. |
04/05/1942 | Lanchester Valley Railway Extension (North Eastern Railway) High Westwood closed. |
02/10/1946 | London and North Eastern Railway PS Waverley [IV] launched at A & J Inglis^s Pointhouse Shipbuilding Yard. Named by Lady Matthews, wife of the Chairman of the LNER. |
/ /1947 | London and North Eastern Railway PS Waverley [IV], PS Jeanie Deans [II] , PS Lucy Ashton and PS Talisman transferred from the London and North Eastern Railway to the British Transport Commission. |
16/06/1947 | London and North Eastern Railway PS Waverley [IV]^s maiden voyage. Based at Craigendoran Pier she operated to Lochgoilhead Pier on Loch Goil and Arrochar Pier on Loch Long. |
/ /1948 | PS Waverley [IV] Repainted from London and North Eastern Railway colours into British Transport Commission colours. |
01/01/1948 | British Railways
Forth Bridge Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
Great Western Railway
Southern Railway Britains railways are nationalised. |
02/11/1953 | Lanchester Valley Railway Extension (North Eastern Railway) Shotley Bridge, Ebchester, Lintz Green, Swalwell closed to passengers. |
01/02/1954 | Lanchester Valley Railway Extension (North Eastern Railway) Rowlands Gill closed. |
/04/1954 | Bedale Branch (York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway)
Bedale and Leyburn Railway
Hawes Branch (North Eastern Railway) Closed to passengers. |
23/05/1955 | Lanchester Valley Railway Extension (North Eastern Railway) Blackhill closed. |
/ /1963 | Lanchester Valley Railway Extension (North Eastern Railway) Blackhill to Blaydon South Junction closed. |
/ /1964 | Hawes Branch NER (North Eastern Railway) Redmire to Hawes closed. |
/ /1964 | Bishop Auckland Branch (North Eastern Railway) Partially closed. |
/ /1965 | Sunderland Station (North Eastern Railway) Station re-built and reduced to one island platform. |
/ /1966 | Lanchester Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway) Closed from Relly Mill Junction to Consett North Junction. Also closed from Baxter Wood No 1 Junction to Baxter Wood No 2 Junction to Dearness Valley Junction and Bridge House Junction. |
/ /1969 | Stanhope and Tyne Railway
Consett South Curve (North Eastern Railway) Closed from Whitehill Junction to Hownes Gill Junction to Consett East Junction, and from Hownes Gill Junction to Consett South Junction. |
/ /1982 | Lanchester Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway)
Lanchester Railway Extension (North Eastern Railway) Consett North Junction to Blackhill closed to freight. |
/ /1982 | Consett Curve (North Eastern Railway) The whole curve, Consett North Junction to Consett East Junction, is closed entirely. |
/ /1992 | Bedale Branch (York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway)
Bedale and Leyburn Railway
Hawes Branch (North Eastern Railway) Northallerton (excluded) to Redmire closed to limestone traffic from Redmire. Line mothballed. |
/ /1996 | Bedale Branch (York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway)
Bedale and Leyburn Railway
Hawes Branch (North Eastern Railway) Line re-opened to Redmire for military traffic to Catterick Camp. |
17/10/2000 | Great North Eastern Railway Great North Eastern Railway (GNER) London to Leeds train de-rails and crashes at Hatfield, killing 4 people, when the railway track breaks due to gauge corner cracking. The fault in the track was known, but had not been corrected. |
28/02/2001 | Selby to Askern Junction Line (North Eastern Railway) Great North Eastern Railway (GNER) York to London train crashes into a Landrover and trailer carrying a car (which had fallen from the M62), then de-rails and hits a Freightliner train at Great Heck near Selby. |