Bishop Auckland and Weardale

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Commencement
Shildon Junction
Termination
Consett South Junction
Zero Point
Parkgate Junction
NER Abbreviation
B A & W
NER Line Name
Bishop Auckland & Weardale (Blackhill)
NER Line Number
N17 S6 

Line Diagram

Mileage   No.   Details
828ch
Shildon Junction
Continuation of Darlington and Shildon Branch (Stockton & Darlington Railway)
828ch
Shildon Junction Signal Box
834ch
Shildon
835ch 1
Shildon Station Footbridge
852ch 2
Aqueduct
861ch
Occupation Crossing
866ch
to
942ch
Shildon Tunnel
Tunnel Junction
954ch
Shildon Tunnel North Junction
956ch 3A
Footbridge
957ch
Tunnel North Signal Box
970ch
Shildon North Signal Box
973ch
Junction near Black Boy Signal Box
974ch 4
Eldon Lane
Also known as Coronation Road
978ch
Black Boy Signal Box
1006ch
Auckland Park Junction
1006ch 5
Southchurch Culvert
1018ch 6
Shepherd's Bridge over Footpath
Southchurch
1035ch
South Church Signal Box
1036ch 7
Bone Mill Bank Bridge
1049ch
Occupation Crossing
1053ch 7A
Underline Bridge
1074ch 8
Gaunless Burn
1079ch
Occupation Crossing
1102ch 9
Blue Row Bridge
1114ch
Bishop Auckland East Junction
1117ch
Barnard Castle Branch Junction
1118ch
Bishop Auckland Junction
1120ch 9A
Lineside Bridge
1120ch 10
Cockton Hill Bridge
1122ch
Bishop Auckland East Signal Box
Bishop Auckland
S&D station replacing Southchurch
1127ch
Bishop Auckland
1136ch
Bishop Auckland West Junction
Bishop Auckland
First joint station
1135ch
Bishop Auckland West Signal Box
1147ch 11
B6284 Etherley Lane
1209ch
Foot Crossing
1216ch
Foot Crossing
1237ch 12
Occupation Road
1248ch
George Pit East Ground Frame
1255ch 13
Three Lane Ends to Escomb Road
1275ch 14
Waggon Way Bridge
1275ch
George Pit
1276ch
George Pit Signal Box
1277ch 15
Overline Bridge
Etherley & Witton Park
First station
1322ch 16
Field Road
1329ch 17
Field Road
1339ch
Etherley
Second station
1343ch
Etherley Signal Box
1345ch 18
Occupation Road
1401ch
to
1407ch
19
River Wear Viaduct
1444ch 20
Low Lane
1447ch
Wear Valley Junction
1448ch
Wear Valley Junction Signal Box
1448ch
Wear Valley Junction
Staggered platforms, down platform before junction, up platform after junction
1448ch 21
Underline Bridge
1455ch 21A
Footbridge
Over station avoiding line only
1464ch 22
Occupation Road
1464ch 22
Occupation Road
1476ch
North Bitchburn Ground Frame
1477ch
North Bitchburn Colliery & Brickworks
Colliery closed 1966
1479ch
Foot Crossing
1519ch
Howden Signal Box
1520ch
West Beechburn Colliery
Beechburn
1522ch
Howden Colliery
1539ch 23
Occupation Road
1542ch 23A
Culvert
1544ch
Beechburn
1544ch 24
Footbridge
1556ch 25
A689 Road
1575ch 26
Occupation Road
1604ch 26A
Culvert
1604ch
Beechburn Colliery Signal Box
1606ch
Foot Crossing
1612ch
Girling's Brickworks South Ground Frame
1612ch
Girling's Brickworks
1614ch
Occupation Crossing
1618ch
Disused Colliery Bridge
1632ch
Girling's Brickworks North Ground Frame
1633ch
Low Beechburn Colliery Ground Frame
1633ch
Low Beechburn Colliery
1642ch
Level Crossing
1645ch
Occupation Crossing
1649ch
Hampton Timber Co's Siding
1649ch
Thistleflat Signal Box
1650ch 27
Culvert
1651ch
Eclipse Silica Brick Works
1660ch
Woodifield Colliery
Crook Goods Station
1701ch
West Road Crossing
1701ch
Crook East Signal Box
1704ch
Occupation Crossing
1720ch
Crook
1721ch
Sunniside Bank Foot Junction
1724ch 28
Footbridge
1725ch
Hope Street Crossing
1725ch
Crook West Signal Box
1726ch
Crook West Junction
1808ch 33
B6298 Road
1821ch 34
Culvert
1825ch
Occupation Crossing
West Durham Signal Box
0m 01.25ch later mileage
1827ch
West Durham Junction
= [5m 25.75ch] on WDR. Zero point for stub of former West Durham Railway
1829ch 35
Culvert
1833ch
Occupation Crossing
1852ch 36
Waggonway
1856ch 37
Culvert
1859ch 38
Occupation Road
1870ch
Occupation Crossing
1905ch 39
Field Road
1918ch
Occupation Crossing
1935ch 40
Occupation Road
1938ch 41
Public Road
1948ch
Harperley Colliery Ground Frame
1948ch
Harperley Colliery Siding
1965ch
Occupation Crossing
2007ch 42
Field Road
2035ch 43
Field Road
2061ch 44
A68 Road
2112ch
Occupation Crossing
2131ch 45
A68 Road
2152ch
Occupation Crossing
2153ch
Tow Law
2156ch
Tow Law Signal Box
2162ch
Tow Law Junction
2164ch
Tow Law Crossing
2164ch
Tow Law Crossing Signal Box
Tow Law Goods Station
2173ch
Bell & Pitt Tarmacadam Works
2174ch
Ironworks Road Crossing
2174ch
Tow Law Iron Works Signal Box
2210ch 46
Occupation Road
2230ch
Occupation Crossing
2239ch
Blackfield Siding
2241ch
Black Prince Colliery
Colliery closed between 1914 and 1923 and finally shut down 06.1929
2243ch
Blackfield Signal Box
2243ch
Inkerman's Crossing
2308ch
B6296 Road
2314ch
High Stoop Siding
231ch
High Stoop Ground Frame
2321ch
Occupation Crossing
2334ch
Occupation Crossing
2334ch
Occupation Crossing
2339ch
Weardale Consett Water Co. Culvert
2368ch
Occupation Crossing
2521ch
Backstone Bank Depots Siding
2521ch
Blackstone Bank Ground Frame
2531ch
Road to Depots
2544ch
Foot Crossing
2575ch
Occupation Crossing
2600ch
Salter's Gate Siding
2602ch
Salter's Gate Ground Frame
2602ch
Salter's Gate Siding
2605ch
Occupation Crossing
2637ch
Occupation Crossing
2654ch
Occupation Crossing
2664ch
Burnhill Signal Box
2667ch
Burnhill Junction
2713ch
Burnhill
2748ch 47
Occupation Road
2771ch
Occupation Crossing
2815ch 48
Culvert
2830ch 49
Occupation Road
2902ch 50
Occupation Road
2937ch 51
Healeyfield Lane
2955ch
Foot Crossing
2957ch
White Hall Ground Frame
2959ch
White Hall Junction
2961ch
Occupation Crossing
3007ch
Rowley Signal Box
3007ch
Rowley
3010ch
Rowley Signal Box
Second position
3011ch 52
A68 Road
3054ch
Occupation Crossing
3065ch
Occupation Crossing
Hownes Gill
To west of incline (later viaduct)
3101ch
to
3112ch
53
Hownesgill Viaduct
Hownes Gill
Platform to east of viaduct
3114ch
Hownes Gill Junction
3131ch
Occupation Crossing
3135ch 54
Occupation Road
3137ch 55
Birtley, Annfield Plain and Consett Line
3142ch
Consett South Junction
Mean of Points

Sources used:

  • North East Lines and Stations, S. Bragg, NERA. Line Reference: M. Diagram(s): D1, D10.