Seaham Harbour

Location type

Place

Name and dates

Seaham Harbour

Station code: National Rail


Chronology Dates

27/11/1828Londonderry Railway
Marquis of Londonderry lays the foundation stone for the line between Penshaw and Seaham Harbour. Seaham Harbour was built as part of works.
25/07/1831Londonderry Railway
First coal shipped from Seaham Harbour.
  /  /1853South Hetton Coal Company South Hetton Waggonway
Timothy Hackworth provides locomotives for the line which ran between South Hetton Colliery and Seaham Harbour.
08/02/1853Londonderry Railway
Start of work on line from Seaham [1st] to Hendon Dock, Sunderland. To be built as Seaham Harbour at capacity.
30/07/1900Londonderry 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.