Bishop Auckland and Ferryhill

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Commencement
Bishop Auckland East
Termination
Coxhoe Junction
Zero Point
Bishop Auckland East
NER Abbreviation
B A & F
NER Line Name
Bishop Auckland & Ferryhill
NER Line Number
N15 

Line Diagram

Mileage   No.   Details
000ch
Bishop Auckland East Junction
003ch
Wilson's Foundry
013ch 1
A6072 Road
016ch
Foot Crossing
021ch 2
Over River
061ch 3
Occupation Road
105ch 4
A689 Road
123ch 5
Occupation Road
132ch
Occupation Crossing
141ch 6
Footbridge
Removed and replaced by footpath crossing
141ch
Coundon Signal Box
142ch
Coundon
150ch 7
Occupation Road
167ch 9
Field Road
171ch 10
Cattle Creep
209ch 11
Occupation Road
212ch 12
Footpath
223ch 13
Occupation Road
239ch 14
Occupation Road
246ch 16
Occupation Road
261ch
Occupation Crossing
275ch 17
Long Lane
315ch 18
Byers Green Bridge
318ch
Byers Green Ground Frame
319ch
Byers Green
326ch 19
Middleston Moor Road Bridge
352ch
Burnhouse Junction Signal Box
352ch
Burnhouse Junction
377ch
Foot Crossing
379ch
Bishops Close Signal Box
423ch 21
Occupation Road
449ch 22
Whitworth Road
457ch 22A
Overline Bridge
518ch
Spennymoor West [Page Bank] Junction
519ch
Spennymoor West Signal Box
Renamed Spennymoor in 1932
520ch
Spennymoor
First station
521ch 23
Durham Road
526ch
Spennymoor
Second station
535ch
Coal Drop
539ch
Spennymoor East Signal Box
543ch 24
Over Colliery Line
559ch
Tudhoe Colliery
Colliery closed 09.1935, coking plant closed 08.1955
566ch
Merrington Lane Signal Box
567ch
Merrington Lane Crossing
578ch
Merrington Lane Siding
608ch
Binchester Signal Box
608ch
Westerton Colliery
609ch
Occupation Crossing
619ch 25
Occupation Road
646ch
Dean & Chapter Colliery
647ch
Dean & Chapter Signal Box
676ch 26
Old A1 Bridge
677ch 26A
New A1 Bridge
717ch
Occupation Crossing
718ch
Occupation Crossing
738ch
Occupation Crossing
756ch
Foot Crossing
758ch
East Howle Colliery
Colliery closed 03.1905
760ch
East Howle Crossing
760ch
East Howle Signal Box
Listed in 1934 as closed temporarily as a box and worked as a gate box
768ch
Spur Northbound to Ferryhill and Hartlepool Line
Closed 1856
815ch 28
Bridge over York & Newcastle and Ferryhill and Coxhoe lines
822ch
Coxhoe Junction

Sources used:

  • North East Lines and Stations, S. Bragg, NERA. Line Reference: Mc. Diagram(s): D1, D13.