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Consett to South Shields
via Beamish
by Roger Darsley
The Consett to South Shields line was built in 1834 as a coal railway. Even when the early inclines were replaced by deviations, the gradients were severe. Iron ore trains storming the banks to Consett attracted many enthusiasts. Beamish is now the site of a major open-air museum reliving the achievements of the North East.
Book Details
- Author
- Roger Darsley
- Editor
- Vic Mitchell
- Series
- Country Railway Routes
- Publisher
- Middleton Press Ltd
- Published
- 01 July 2009
- Reprinted
- 10 December 2016
- ISBN
- 9781906008574
- Language
- English
- Format
- Hardback
- Dimensions
- 240 x 174 mm
- General
- 96 Pages
120 Photographs
Large Scale Maps
Other details of local history
Stations & Locations
| Stations | Photo | |
|---|---|---|
| Pelton | BC, 53-55 | |
| South Pelaw | FC, 68-72 | |
| Consett East Junction | BC | |
| Consett Steel Works | 1-4 | |
| Consett North Junction | 5-8 | |
| Consett (1862-1867) site | 7-8 | |
| Templeton | 9-18 | |
| Consett | 19-23 | |
| Medomsley Branch | 24-25 | |
| Leadgate | 26-28 | |
| South Medomsley Colliery | 30 | |
| Annfield Plain | 31-36 | |
| Shield Row | 39-40 | |
| Beamish | 41-45 | |
| Beamish Museum | 46-48 | |
| Beamish Railway | 49-52 | |
| Stanley Incline | 56 | |
| Pelton Level | 57-58 | |
| Grange Villa coal washery | 59 | |
| Handen Hold coal washery | 59 | |
| Waldridge Incline | 60-63 | |
| Stella Gill | 64-67 | |
| South Pelaw Colliery | 66 | |
| Washington | 75-77 | |
| Boldon | 79-80 | |
| Boldon Colliery | 81 | |
| Brockley Whins | 82-87 | |
| Green Lane Junction | 87 | |
| Tyne Dock Shed | 88-93 | |
| Port of Tyne | 94-109 | |
| Tyne Dock | 110-113 | |
| Chichester (South Shields) | 114-116 | |
| South Shields | 117-120 | |