Tyne and Wear HER(2848): Hetton Company's Railway

  • Description

    "The northern end of The Hetton Company's Railway line was at the Hetton Drops (HER ref. 2808). There were two Coal Depots (HER ref. 2818 and HER ref. 2850) in Sunderland. The southern terminus of the line was Hetton Colliery (HER ref. 2989). The line was opened from Hetton Colliery to Sunderland in 1822 and was the first complete line engineered by George Stephenson....."
  • Owner

    SiteLines
  • Source

    Local (Co-Curate)
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  • Further information

    Link: http://www.twsitelines.info/SMR/2848
    Resource type: Text/Website
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 7 years ago
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