Bishop Auckland and Barnard Castle

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Commencement
Bishop Auckland East
Termination
Barnard Castle East Junction
Zero Point
Bishop Auckland East
NER Abbreviation
B A & B C
NER Line Name
Bishop Auckland & Barnard Castle
NER Line Number
N14 

Line Diagram

Mileage   No.   Details
000ch
Barnard Castle Branch Junction
018ch
Occupation Crossing
046ch 1
Footpath
050ch 2
Henknowle Bridge
069ch 3
Field Road
103ch 4
Field Road
118ch 6
Green Lane (Occupation Road)
125ch 7
Over Colliery Truck Railway
135ch
Fieldon Bridge Junction
137ch
Fieldon Bridge Junction Signal Box
141ch 8
Fieldon Road Bridge
142ch
West Auckland Engine Shed
Closed 13.04.1931, reopened 08.07.1935
143ch
St Helen's Colliery
Colliery closed 04.1926
152ch
Occupation Crossing
210ch
St Helen's Colliery
214ch
St Helen's Colliery Signal Box
Listed in 1934 WTT marked 'closed temporarily'
215ch 9
St Helen's Colliery Bridge
228ch 10
Occupation Road
243ch 12
Occupation Road
253ch 13
Footpath
257ch
Brusselton Branch Junction
259ch 13A
Footbridge
259ch
West Auckland
262ch
West Auckland Signal Box
263ch
West Auckland Crossing
265ch
West Auckland Coal Preparation Plant
315ch
West Auckland Colliery
315ch
West Auckland Colliery Signal Box
Closed by 1934 (WTT)
316ch
Occupation Crossing
320ch 13B
West Auckland Drift Mine Conveyor
355ch
Spring Gardens Gate Cabin
355ch
Spring Gardens Crossing
356ch
Spring Garden Gate Siding
357ch 14
River Gaunless
364ch 15
River Gaunless
368ch 16
Over Stream
369ch
Occupation Crossing
405ch
Spring Gardens Junction
408ch
Spring Gardens Signal Box
430ch
Occupation Crossing
461ch 17
Footpath
469ch
Occupation Crossing
477ch
Occupation Crossing
503ch
Occupation Crossing
505ch 18
Cattle Creep
508ch 19
Ramshaw Bridge
512ch 20
Footpath
514ch
Evenwood Signal Box
516ch
Evenwood
Old passenger station on Haggerleases branch remained in use as well apparently until 8/1864 (341 6/99)
518ch 21
Footbridge
519ch
Occupation Crossing
536ch 22
Occupation Road
553ch
Occupation Crossing
572ch 23
Field Road
603ch
Occupation Crossing
616ch 24
Low Lands to High Lands Road
629ch
Woodlands Junction Signal Box
637ch 25
Footpath
642ch
to
649ch
26
Gaunless Viaduct
Over Haggerleases branch and River Gaunless
661ch 27
Cattle Creep
702ch 28
Cattle Creep
726ch 29
Cockfield Fell Bridge
738ch
Holly Moor Colliery Ground Frame
738ch
Holly Moor Colliery
744ch 30
Cockfield Bridge
744ch
New Copley Colliery
747ch 31
Footbridge
749ch
Cockfield
752ch
Cockfield Signal Box
755ch 32
Disused Colliery Drift
803ch 33
Cattle Creep
807ch
Occupation Crossing
836ch 34
Occupation Road
849ch
Occupation Crossing
866ch 36
Occupation Road
900ch
Occupation Crossing
930ch
Langleydale Colliery
932ch
Gibbs Neese Signal Box
934ch
Occupation Crossing
943ch
Occupation Crossing
964ch
Occupation Crossing
971ch 37
Field Road
978ch 38
Occupation Road
1011ch 39
Dent Gate Bridge
1019ch
Dents Gate Siding
Named as Dent Gate Siding in NER Engineer's diagrams
1022ch
Dent Gate Siding Ground Frame
1024ch 40
Cattle Creep
1031ch
Occupation Crossing
1036ch
Occupation Crossing
1056ch
Occupation Crossing
1066ch 41
Cattle Creep
1101ch
to
1107ch
42
Langley Beck Viaduct
1113ch 43
Occupation Road
1126ch 44
Occupation Road
1135ch 45
B6279 Road
1154ch 46
Shepherd's Lodge Bridge (Cattle Creep)
1166ch
Occupation Crossing
1206ch
Occupation Crossing
1212ch 47
Occupation Road
1237ch
to
1240ch
48
Sudburn Beck Viaduct
1241ch
Forthburn Signal Box
1251ch 49
Occupation Road
1271ch 50
Occupation Road
1279ch 51
Wooden Box Aqueduct
1315ch 52
Bluestone Grange Bridge
1355ch
Coal Road Crossing
1356ch
Coal Road Crossing Signal Box
Probably closed 18.06.1962 on closure of line
1367ch 53
Cattle Creep
1379ch
Occupation Crossing
1408ch
Occupation Crossing
1421ch 54
Occupation Road
1445ch 56
Occupation Road
1463ch
Bishop Auckland Branch Junction

Sources used:

  • North East Lines and Stations, S. Bragg, NERA. Line Reference: Mf. Diagram(s): D1.