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Dunston West Junction

Location type

Junction

Name and dates

Dunston West Junction

Opened on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway.
Opened on the Derwenthaugh Junction to Whickham Junction Deviation (North Eastern Railway).

Nearby stations Elswick Metrocentre Dunston Newcastle [Shot Tower] Bensham Redheugh Newcastle [Forth] Swalwell [1st] Derwenthaugh Newcastle Central Newcastle Central [Metro] St James Swalwell [2nd] Scotswood Greenesfield	Dunston Colliery Dunston East Junction Whickham Junction Elswick Works Forth Junction The Metrocentre Norwood Junction [NER] Tanfield Branch Junction Elswick Lead Works Redheugh Bank Foot Derwenthaugh Junction Newcastle Cattle Market Lobley Hill Incline Tourist/other Dunston Staiths West Dunston Staiths
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

Books

A History of North Eastern Railway Architecture: A Mature Art v. 2

A History of North Eastern Railway Architecture: Pioneers v. 1

A History of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, 1824 - 1870: The First Line Across Britain

A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The North-east v. 4 (A regional history of the railways of Great Britain)

An Illustrated History of Carlisle's Railways

Hexham to Carlisle: Including the Alston and the Brampton Branches (Eastern Main Lines)

Newcastle (Rail Centres)

Newcastle to Hexham: Including the Allendale Branch (Eastern Main Lines)

North Eastern Railway: Historical Maps

The Border Counties Railway Steam Memories 1950's-1960's: Newcastle to Reedsmouth No. 68, pt. 1