Stockton and Hartlepool Railway: Difference between revisions
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This line ran from Billingham to Hartlepool as an extension to the [[Clarence Railway]] and opened for goods traffic in 1840 and passengers a year later. | This line ran from Billingham to Hartlepool as an extension to the [[Clarence Railway]] and opened for goods traffic in 1840 and passengers a year later. Messrs. [[George Leather and Son]], of Leeds, | ||
were the engineers-in-chief, and [[John Fowler]], their assistant, was the resident | |||
engineer." | |||
In 1844 it acquired a 21-year lease of the [[Clarence Railway]] | In 1844 it acquired a 21-year lease of the [[Clarence Railway]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:03, 24 October 2018
This line ran from Billingham to Hartlepool as an extension to the Clarence Railway and opened for goods traffic in 1840 and passengers a year later. Messrs. George Leather and Son, of Leeds, were the engineers-in-chief, and John Fowler, their assistant, was the resident engineer."
In 1844 it acquired a 21-year lease of the Clarence Railway
It floated the Hartlepool West Harbour and Dock Company and then amalgamated it in 1852 and became the West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway.
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