Newcastle and North Shields Railway
The Newcastle and North Shields Railway was opened in June 1839 from a station in Carliol Square in Newcastle upon Tyne to North Shields.
In 1840 there were twenty trains a day in each direction
It 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 & Tyne Railway.
1839 The Ouseburn Viaduct and the Willington Dene Viaduct were built to carry the line
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]
See Also
Sources of Information
- [2] Wikipedia
- Bradshaw’s Railway Companion 1840