Stanhope and Tyne Railway

Stanhope and Tyne Railway

The Stanhope and Tyne Railway was opened in 1834 from Stanhope, in County Durham, UK, to Tyne Dock in South Shields, via Consett. It originally provided a link between the limestone quarries at Stanhope and coal mines at Stanhope for the production of lime, with an outlet to the Tyne down river of any bridges. However the Stanhope section proved uneconomic and in 1842, the line was sold to the new Derwent Iron Company at Consett, which became eventually the Consett Steelworks. The section between Consett and Stanhope was then sold in 1845 to the Stockton and Darlington Railway. The northerly section became part of the Pontop & South Shields Railway. It was amalgamated with the North Eastern Railway in 1863.

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* [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/s/stanhope_and_tyne/index.shtml Early History]
* [http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Stanhope_and_Tyne_Railway/frame.htm Map showing track]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/nationonfilm/topics/steel/background.shtml Consett Iron Company and Steelworks]
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DUR/Consett/Works1.html Consett Iron works]


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