Consett Branch

View as:
Standard
Commencement
Relly Mill Junction
Termination
Scotswood Bridge Junction
Zero Point
NER Abbreviation
Co Br
NER Line Name
Consett Branch
NER Line Number
N44 

Line Diagram

Mileage   No.   Details
000ch
Relly Mill Junction
028ch
Baxter Wood No. 1 Signal Box
028ch
Junction near Baxter Wood No. 1 SB
029ch 1
Baxter Wood Bridge
042ch
Occupation Crossing
071ch
Occupation Crossing
100ch
Coal Depot
102ch 2
Aldin Grange Bridge
103ch
Bearpark Brancepath Colliery
Coke ovens closed 04.1960, colliery rail traffic ceased 09.1963
105ch
Bearpark Signal Box
108ch
Aldin Grange Station
121ch
Occupation Crossing
142ch
Occupation Crossing
146ch
Occupation Crossing
157ch
Occupation Crossing
176ch
Occupation Crossing
202ch 3
Culvert
203ch 4
Occupation Road
221ch 5
Occupation Road And Stream
233ch
Occupation Crossing
253ch 6
River Browney
265ch 7
River Browney
275ch
Occupation Crossing
315ch
Witton Gilbert Signal Box
315ch
Occupation Crossing
316ch
Witton Gilbert
Staggered platforms, down side first, then up side
326ch 8
Occupation Road
326ch
Langley Park Colliery
Rail traffic ceased 04.1965, colliery closed 31.10.1975
340ch 9
Wall Nook Bridge
359ch 10
Waggonway
Occupation Crossing
415ch 11
Culvert
428ch
Occupation Crossing
436ch 12
Occupation Road And Stream
443ch
Occupation Crossing
454ch
Occupation Crossing
466ch
Occupation Crossing
508ch 13
Cattle Creep
523ch
Occupation Crossing
531ch 14
Malton Colliery Bridge
531ch
Malton Colliery
532ch
Malton Colliery Signal Box
570ch 15
River Browney And Waggonway Bridge
577ch
Occupation Crossing
606ch
Occupation Crossing
623ch 16
Occupation Road
638ch 17
Peth Burn
641ch
Occupation Crossing
663ch 18
Field Road
671ch 19
Smallhope Burn
679ch 20
B6296 Road
703ch
Lanchester
709ch
Lanchester Signal Box
714ch 21
Lanchester Bridge
755ch
Occupation Crossing
762ch
Occupation Crossing
762ch
Lanchester Colliery Signal Box
765ch
Lanchester Colliery
Gateway mileage connection removed
765ch
Occupation Crossing
809ch
Occupation Crossing
821ch 22
Occupation Road
830ch
Occupation Crossing
842ch 23
Field Road
Extended 1916 due to construction of embankment to replace Knitsley viaduct
24
Knitsley Viaduct
854ch 24
Culvert
866ch 25
Occupation Road
Extended 1916 due to construction of embankment to replace Knitsley viaduct
879ch
Occupation Crossing
913ch 26
Humberhill Lane
914ch 26A
Consett Iron Co. Ltd Tubway
927ch
Occupation Crossing
947ch 27
Occupation Road
969ch
Occupation Crossing
1004ch 28
Knitsley Bridge
1007ch
Knitsley
1010ch
H D Ward Timber Merchant Siding
1011ch
Knitsley Signal Box
1035ch
Occupation Crossing
1050ch 29
Culvert
1059ch
Occupation Crossing
1070ch
Occupation Crossing
1072ch 30
Templetown To High Knitsley Road
1074ch 31
Culvert
1079ch
Occupation Crossing
1114ch 32
Public Road
1126ch
Culvert
1131ch
Occupation Crossing
1149ch 33
Occupation Road
1151ch
to
1152ch
Consett East to Hownes Gill Junction Line
1160ch 35
Birtley, Annfield Plain And Consett Line
3137ch
Consett South Signal Box
1163ch
Consett Iron Co's Works Siding
1170ch
Consett South Junction
1172ch
Consett Shed
1200ch
Consett North Junction
1204ch
Consett North Signal Box
Consett
1207ch 36
A692 Road
1215ch 36A
Culvert
1216ch 36B
Culvert
1232ch 37
Private Railway
1237ch 38
Consett Hall Road Bridge
1243ch 38A
Culvert
1245ch 39
Consett Private Railway
This bridge now forms end of tunnel constucted in 1951 from 12m 39ch to 12m 45ch, 135yds in length
1255ch 40
Occupation Road
1270ch
to
1272ch
Zenith Place Tunnel
1276ch 42
Park Road
1277ch
Blackhill South Signal Box
1304ch
Blackhill
1306ch 43
Footbridge
1307ch 42A
Subway Under Goods Yard
1308ch
Blackhill North Signal Box
1316ch 44
Durham Road
1331ch 45
Occupation Road
1353ch 46
Occupation Road
1359ch 47
Culvert
1376ch 48
Occupation Road
1409ch 49
Culvert
1415ch 50
Public Road
1424ch 51
B6310 Road
1426ch
Shotley Bridge
1429ch
Shotley Bridge Signal Box
1436ch
Shotley Bridge Siding
1437ch
Occupation Crossing
1453ch
Occupation Crossing
1465ch 52
Occupation Road
1516ch 53
B6309 Road
1519ch
Ebchester
1521ch
Ebchester Signal Box
1536ch 54
Occupation Road
1548ch 55
Occupation Road
1566ch 56
Ebchester To High Westwood Road
1578ch
Westwood Signal Box
1606ch
Westwood Colliery
Closed pre NCB
1608ch
Westwood Colliery Ground Frame
1624ch
High Westwood
1626ch 57
Public Road
1639ch
Foot Crossing
1656ch
Hamsterley Colliery
1657ch
Hamsterley Signal Box
1666ch 58
Occupation Road
1700ch 59
Culvert
1701ch
Occupation Crossing
1705ch
Foot Crossing
1718ch
Occupation Crossing
1723ch
Occupation Crossing
1733ch 60
B6310 Road
1752ch 61
Occupation Road
1767ch 62
Occupation Road
1801ch 63
B6310 Road
1812ch
to
1823ch
64
Pont Burn Viaduct
1831ch
to
1838ch
65
Lintz Green Viaduct
1846ch
Lintz Green Signal Box
1849ch 66
Lintz Green Bridge
1852ch
Lintz Green
1855ch
Foot Crossing
1861ch
Manure Siding
1862ch 67
Culvert
1866ch 68
Occupation Road
1867ch
Lintz Colliery
Colliery closed 03.1929
1870ch 68A
Drift For Paper Works, Tubway
1874ch 68B
Tubway
1875ch
Foot Crossing
1901ch
Occupation Crossing
1903ch
Friarside Signal Box
1906ch
Friarside Colliery
Was this renamed South Garesfield ? this colliery closed c1953
1916ch 69
Occupation Road
1921ch 69A
Drift (tub Tramway)
1923ch 69B
Drift (tub Tramway)
1943ch 70
Occupation Road
1949ch
Occupation Crossing
1967ch 71
Occupation Road
1972ch
to
2000ch
72
River Derwent Viaduct
2005ch 73
Public Road
2013ch
Luggage Crossing
2016ch
Rowlands Gill
2019ch 74
A694 Road
2019ch
Luggage Crossing
2022ch
Rowlands Gill Signal Box
2031ch 75
Culvert
2034ch
Victoria Garesfield Colliery
Colliery closed 13.07.1962
2038ch 76
A694 Road
2052ch
Occupation Crossing
2053ch 78
Culvert
2071ch
Lily Drift Colliery
Colliery closed 05.1957
2073ch 79
Occupation Road
2078ch 80
Culvert
2101ch
Lockhaugh Signal Box
2105ch 81
Occupation Road
2138ch
to
2153ch
82
Derwent Valley Viaduct
2154ch 83
Occupation Road
2205ch
Foot Crossing
2207ch 84
Culvert
2207ch 85
Occupation Road
2242ch 86
Occupation Road
2254ch
Signal Box
Disused
2270ch 87
Culvert
2272ch
Occupation Crossing
2310ch 88
Occupation Road
2323ch
Axwell Colliery
Colliery closed 07.08.1954
2324ch
Swalwell Signal Box
2327ch
Swalwell
Staggered platforms, down side first, then up side
2328ch 89
Footbridge
2330ch
Signal Box
Disused
2335ch 90
A6081 Road
2337ch
Ridley's Yard Siding
Disused 1931
2351ch
to
2354ch
91
River Derwent Viaduct
2360ch 92
Derwenthaugh Railway Bridge
Also A694 road
2375ch 93
Occupation Road
2376ch
Swalwell North Signal Box
2376ch
Swalwell [North] Junction
2404ch 94
Culvert
2418ch 95
Blaydon Main Colliery Wagonway Bridge
2420ch
Blaydon South Signal Box
2420ch
Blaydon Junction
2426ch
Blaydon [South] Junction
2427ch 96
Gateshead, Norwood & Blaydon Branch Bridge
2434ch 97
A695 Road
2449ch
Scotswood Bridge Junction

Sources used:

  • North East Lines and Stations, S. Bragg, NERA. Line Reference: Mo. Diagram(s): D2, D10.