Wear Valley Branch

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Commencement
Wear Valley Junction
Termination
Wearhead Station
Zero Point
NER Abbreviation
W V Br
NER Line Name
Wear Valley Branch
NER Line Number
N136 

Line Diagram

Mileage   No.   Details
000ch
Wear Valley Junction
016ch
Occupation Crossing
018ch 2
Culvert
031ch
Witton West Signal Box
038ch 3
Field Road
057ch
Blakeley Hall Farm Crossing
064ch
Marshall Green Ground Frame
064ch
Marshall Green Saw Mill
064ch
Abatoir Crossing
068ch
Marshall Green Colliery & Brick Works
076ch
Occupation Crossing
108ch
Occupation Crossing
111ch
Witton-le-Wear
114ch
Witton-le-Wear Crossing
114ch
Witton-le-Wear Gate Cabin
117ch
Foot Crossing
129ch
Foot Crossing
131ch
Witton-le-Wear
134ch 4
A68 Road
141ch
Foot Crossing
152ch
Witton Drift Ground Frame
158ch 5
Cattle Creep
208ch 6
Field Road
247ch 7
Culvert
250ch
Occupation Crossing
274ch 8
Occupation Road
301ch
Harperley Colliery Tramway Bridge
307ch
McNeil's Crossing
310ch
McNeil's Siding Ground Frame
310ch
McNeil's Siding
320ch 9
Culvert
362ch 10
Harperley Dean
362ch
Occupation Crossing
364ch 11
Over Stream
408ch
Occupation Crossing
439ch
Harperley Signal Box
440ch
Harperley Crossing
442ch 12
Low Harperley Bridge
Over stream
442ch
Harperley
450ch
Brown's Siding Ground Frame
450ch
Brown's Siding
467ch 13
Eels Beck
529ch 14
Houselop Beck
531ch
Occupation Crossing
603ch
Occupation Crossing
620ch
Scotch Isle Ground Frame
620ch
Scotch Isle Siding
629ch
Occupation Crossing
644ch
Occupation Crossing
675ch
Stanners Close Steel Works
Renamed Wolsingham Steel Co. siding
703ch
to
707ch
15
River Wear Viaduct
708ch
Stanners Close Signal Box
715ch
Wiserley Hall Crossing
739ch
Wolsingham
740ch 16
Footbridge
743ch
Wolsingham Signal Box
746ch 17
Wear Bank Bridge
772ch 18
Ashes Beck
779ch
Occupation Crossing
814ch
Occupation Crossing
820ch
Occupation Crossing
845ch
Occupation Crossing
848ch 19
Hole Beck
862ch
Occupation Crossing
872ch
Holbeck House No. 3 Crossing
902ch
Footbridge
921ch
Occupation Crossing
927ch
Occupation Crossing
934ch
Culvert
934ch
Bishopley Signal Box
938ch
Bishopley Junction
946ch
Occupation Crossing
959ch 20
Bollihope Burn
976ch
Broadwood Signal Box
976ch
Broadwood Quarry
978ch
Broadwood Crossing
1001ch
to
1004ch
21
River Wear Viaduct
1005ch
Frosterley East Junction
1016ch
Occupation Crossing
1026ch
Occupation Crossing
1027ch
Culvert
1054ch
Goods Dock
1055ch
Frosterley Station Ground Frame
1058ch
Frosterley
1060ch
Road to Goods Yard
1063ch 22
Road to Bridge End
1102ch
Culvert
1140ch 23
River Wear Bridge
Extends from 11m 38.75ch to 11m 40.5ch
1154ch
Occupation Crossing
1163ch 24
Cow Burn
1172ch
Occupation Crossing
1209ch
Occupation Crossing
1212ch
Parson Byers Ground Frame
1213ch
Parson Byers Quarry
Quarry closed 05.1958
1238ch 25
Culvert
1240ch 26
Underline Bridge
1243ch 27
Low Shittlehope Road Bridge
1245ch
Stanhope Shed
1249ch
Newlandside Quarry Branch Junction
1254ch 28
River Wear Bridge
Extends from 12m 52.75ch to 12m 55ch
1255ch
Stanhope Goods Yard Junction
= 0m 00ch for Goods Yard; Goods Depot at 0m 10ch
1259ch
Stanhope Signal Box
1265ch
Stanhope
1267ch 29
Footbridge
1267ch
Stanhope Loop Ground Frame
1275ch
Occupation Crossing
1277ch
Foot Crossing
1301ch
Occupation Crossing
1303ch 30
River Wear Bridge
Extends from 13m 01.5ch to 13m 04.25ch
1307ch
Occupation Crossing
1309ch 31
Over Stream
1309ch
Foot Crossing
1324ch
Occupation Crossing
1325ch
Occupation Crossing
1330ch
Unthank Crossing
1331ch
Ground Frame
1340ch
Occupation Crossing
1365ch 32
Crag Nook Bridge
1367ch 33
Over Stream
1370ch 34
River Wear Bridge
Extends from 13m 67.75ch to 13m 71.25ch
1372ch
Foot Crossing
1377ch
Greenfoot Quarry
1377ch
Greenford Quarry Ground Frame
1421ch
Occupation Crossing
1459ch
Occupation Crossing
1465ch
Occupation Crossing
1478ch
Occupation Crossing
1518ch
Foot Crossing
1529ch
Occupation Crossing
1545ch
Eastgate
1546ch
Eastgate Ground Frame
On station platform
1549ch 35
Public Road
1564ch 36
Rookhope Burn
Extends from 15m 63.75ch to 15m 65ch
1565ch
Occupation Crossing
1666ch
Weardale Lead Co's Siding
1666ch
Blakey's Isle East Ground Frame
1679ch
Blakey's Isle West Ground Frame
1679ch
Weardale Lead Co's Siding
Site of later Blue Circle Cement siding
1601ch 37
River Wear Bridge
Extends from 15m 79.5ch to 16m 02.75ch
1604ch
Billing Shield East Ground Frame
1604ch
Billing Shield Quarry
1611ch 38
Culvert
1620ch 39
Culvert
1621ch
Billing Shield Quarry
1621ch
Billing Shield West Ground Frame
1634ch 40
Culvert
1634ch
Occupation Crossing
1647ch
Occupation Crossing
1673ch
Cambokeels Quarry
1673ch
Cambokeels East Ground Frame
1710ch 41
Wesernhope Burn
1711ch 42
Culvert
1728ch
Cambokeels West Ground Frame
1728ch
Cambokeels Quarry
1735ch
Occupation Crossing
1750ch
Occupation Crossing
1750ch 43
Culvert
1755ch 44
Culvert
1774ch
Occupation Crossing
1805ch 45
Culvert
1805ch
Occupation Crossing
1821ch
Occupation Crossing
1837ch 46
Swinhope Burn
1847ch
Westgate Signal Box
1848ch
Westgate-in-Weardale
1853ch 47
Public Road
1864ch
Occupation Crossing
1900ch 48
Occupation Road
1900ch 49
Culvert
1913ch
Occupation Crossing
1917ch
Occupation Crossing
1921ch 50
Culvert
1938ch
Daddry Shields Ground Frame
1939ch
Daddry Shields Siding
1939ch
Occupation Crossing
1944ch 51
B6293 Road
1945ch 52
Over Stream
1945ch
Occupation Crossing
1948ch
Occupation Crossing
1952ch
Occupation Crossing
1964ch
Occupation Crossing
1970ch 53
Culvert
1971ch
Foot Crossing
2004ch
St John's Chapel Ground Frame
On station platform
2006ch
St John's Chapel
2009ch
Ground Frame
2010ch
Level Crossing
2013ch 54
Harthope Burn
2015ch
Occupation Crossing
2016ch
Occupation Crossing
2032ch
Occupation Crossing
2035ch
Foot Crossing
2042ch 55
Occupation Road
2048ch
Durham County Water Board Subway
2055ch
Occupation Crossing
2058ch
Occupation Crossing
2064ch
Occupation Crossing
2074ch
Foot Crossing
2078ch
Private Foot Crossing
2103ch
Ground Frame
2103ch
Coronation Bridge Crossing
2107ch
Coronation Bridge Ground Frame
2107ch
Coronation Bridge Siding
2114ch 57
Culvert
2121ch
Occupation Crossing
2124ch 58
Ireshope Burn
2138ch
Occupation Crossing
2142ch 59
West Blackdene Bridge
2144ch
Occupation Crossing
2151ch
Occupation Crossing
2160ch 60
Cattle Creep
2169ch
Durham County Water Board
2172ch
Wearhead Signal Box
2176ch
Wearhead Shed
2179ch
Wearhead
2204ch

Sources used:

  • North East Lines and Stations, S. Bragg, NERA. Line Reference: Nb.