Newcastle and North Shields Railway
From Graces Guide
The Newcastle and North Shields Railway was opened in June 1839 from a station in Carliol Square in Newcastle upon Tyne to North Shields.
1839 The Ouseburn Viaduct and the Willington Dene Viaduct were built to carry the line
In 1840 there were twenty trains a day in each direction
The line was later extended to Newcastle Central Station to the west and to Tynemouth in the East, initially at its own station but later to a through station linking with the Blyth and Tyne Railway.
1845 Managing Directors were Richard Spoor, George Cruddas and Thomas Hodgson [1]
1845 It was later absorbed by the Newcastle and Berwick Railway
A skew bridge over Willington Waggonway was designed by Robert Nicholson.[2]
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Sources of Information
- [2] Wikipedia
- Bradshaw’s Railway Companion 1840