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North Eastern Railway

Introduction

The North Eastern Railway was formed by an amalgamation of smaller concerns in 1854; the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway, York and North Midland Railway and the Leeds Northern Railway. Its headquarters were located in York. Its route from Berwick to Newcastle Central, Darlington, York and Doncaster became part of the East Coast Main Line. To the north this connected to the North British Railway (over which the North Eastern had running powers as far as Edinburgh Waverley in exchange for the North British having running powers from their Border Counties Railway junction at Hexham to Newcastle Central along the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway). To the south the line connected to the Great Northern Railway and the Midland Railway. Besides this main route the company owned many other lines. There was also one line in Scotland; from Sprouston to Kelso on the Tweedmouth to Kelso line. The company was a 18.75% shareholder in the Forth Bridge Railway. In 1923 the company was grouped into the London and North Eastern Railway.

Dates

/ /1854	York and North Midland Railway Malton and Driffield Junction Railway York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway Leeds and Thirsk Railway West Hartlepool Harbour and Railways North Eastern Railway Companies merge to form the North Eastern Railway.
/ /1855	Durham and Sunderland Railway Hartlepool Dock and Railway Following a North Eastern Railway study of Sunderland to Hartlepool services a connection at Haswell, alterations at Seaton and Murton and a new staton for Sunderland are recommended.
/ /1857	Dearness Valley Railway Bought by North Eastern Railway.
/03/1858	North British Railway North Eastern Railway considers purchase of NBR.
23/07/1858	Rosedale Branch (North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway) An Act for the extension of the line to Rosedale. The Ingleby Mining Company's line had been bought by the North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway, which itself was to be purchased by the North Eastern Railway shortly afterwards.
/ /1862	Team Valley Railway (North Eastern Railway) Act for a line between Gateshead and Bishop Auckland Branch north of Durham.
31/01/1862	North British Railway Four acres of land purchased for a goods yard on the south side of the former Newcastle and Carlisle Railway at Tyneside Terrace near the North Eastern Railway's Forth Banks Goods.
14/05/1862	Newcastle and Carlisle Railway An agreement that the North Eastern Railway, which will take over the N&C, can have access to Carlisle Citadel.
17/07/1862	Newcastle and Carlisle Railway North Eastern Railway Newcastle and Carlisle Railway merges with the North Eastern Railway.
/ /1863	Stockton and Darlington Railway North Eastern Railway Stockton and Darlington Railway absorbed by the North Eastern Railway.
01/01/1863	Newcastle and Carlisle Railway North Eastern Railway trains start to run into Carlisle Citadel station.
/ /1864	Newbottle Waggonway North Eastern Railway makes agreement with Lambton Waggonway for access to staiths at Sunderland over the line between Cox Green and Sunderland.
/ /1865	West Hartlepool Harbour and Railway Company Merged into North Eastern Railway.
/ /1866	Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway) Bill for the line presented with support from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, Glasgow and South Western Railway and the North British Railway (who did not have a partner other than the North Eastern Railway route to Newcastle Central for taking traffic from the Border Union Railway (North British Railway) (Waverley Route) at Carlisle).
16/07/1866	Settle and Carlisle Line (Midland Railway) Act passed. Running powers over the North Eastern Railway to enter Carlisle Citadel given.
01/06/1869	North Eastern Railway North British Railway North Eastern Railway locomotives hauling trains from the south start running through over the North British Railway to Edinburgh Waverley.
/ /1871	Sunderland, West Hartlepool and Middlesbrough Railway Two similar independent lines were proposed in response to the North Eastern Railway's Wellfield to Stockton route.
/ /1872	Hull and Selby Railway North Eastern Railway Hull and Selby Railway absorbed by the North Eastern Railway.
/ /1872	North Eastern Railway Bowesfield Junction, Stockton, to Wellfield line authorised.
/ /1874	Blyth and Tyne Railway North Eastern Railway Line absorbed by the North Eastern Railway to stop the North British Railway from acquiring the line and developing an independent route into Newcastle, with its own terminus.
01/05/1877	North Eastern Railway Bowesfield Juncton to Carlton South Junction (later Redmarshall South Junction) to Carlton West Junction opened. Route never opened to regular passenger services.
26/08/1877	North Eastern Railway Deviation of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway approach to Carlisle Citadel opened. Railway No 6.
/10/1878	Hawes Branch (North Eastern Railway) Opened for passengers to meet the Hawes Branch (Midland Railway) over which the North Eastern Railway had running powers to Hawes Junction (now Garsdale). Built as a single track line.
/ /1879	Sunderland Station (North Eastern Railway) New line from Ryhope Grange Junction to new Sunderland central station and from Fawcett Street opened. Hendon and Fawcett Street stations closed. Line extended north to cross the River Wear to connect at Monkwearmouth. The new station had two island platforms with arched overall roof (which was destroyed in World War II).
01/03/1880	North Eastern Railway Carlton South Junction to Wellfield, and east to north curve at Carlton opened.
/ /1883	Hylton, Southwick and Monkwearmouth Railway Purchased by North Eastern Railway.
/ /1884	North Eastern Railway Opens York Works.
16/07/1885	Scarborough and Whitby Railway Line opened, operated by the North Eastern Railway from the outset.
14/01/1897	North Eastern Railway North British Railway North Eastern Railway locomotives cease to run through through over the North British Railway to Edinburgh Waverley.
15/01/1897	North British Railway The North British Railway begins to operate the through trains from Edinburgh Waverley to London Kings Cross from Edinburgh as far as Berwick where the North Eastern Railway takes over.
/ /1898	Scarborough and Whitby Railway Line purchased by the North Eastern Railway for £261,633.
/ /1900	Londonderry Railway North Eastern Railway Line absorbed by the North Eastern Railway.
/ /1900	Cawood, Wistow and Selby Light Railway North Eastern Railway Line absorbed by the North Eastern Railway.
/ /1900	Queen Alexandra Bridge Proposed by the North Eastern Railway and Sunderland Corporation this double decked bridge (road and rail decks) would link Diamond Hall Junction and Castleton Junction.
30/07/1900	Londonderry Railway Sold to North Eastern Railway. Stock, coal wagons, colliery lines and Seaham Harbour pass to the Seaham Harbour Dock Company (not later merged into the National Coal Board). Hall Dene station remains in Lord Seaham's ownership. Bath Hotel (Hendon) and Station Hotel (Seaham) were excluded.
06/10/1900	Londonderry Railway North Eastern Railway starts to work line.
/ /1901	North Eastern Railway Carlton curve installed to Leeds Northern route between Eaglescliffe and Stockton. Plan to open route to Wellfield as secondary mainline.
/ /1902	North Eastern Railway Carlton curve for Leeds Northern route between Eaglescliffe and Stockton lifted. Route only used briefly for express goods traffic due to pressure between Stockton and West Hartepool both of which were bypassed.
/ /1903	North Eastern Railway North Blyth Branch (Blyth and Tyne Railway) The North Eastern Railway introduces 40 ton wagons to run between the Ashington Colliery and North Blyth Staithes served by the North Blyth Branch (Blyth and Tyne Railway).
/ /1906	North Eastern Railway King Edward VII Bridge over the Tyne opened. This new bridge saved East Coast Main Line trains from having to reverse at Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
/ /1915	North Eastern Railway Bowesfield Juncton to Carlton South Junction (later Redmarshall South Junction) to Carlton West Junction electrified for Shildon Yard to Newport Yard services.
/ /1922	Hull and Barnsley Railway North Eastern Railway Line absorbed by the North Eastern Railway.
01/01/1923	Great North of England, Clarence and Hartlepool Junction Railway Merged into the London and North Eastern Railway. Previously leased by the North Eastern Railway.
02/11/1931	North Eastern Railway Carlton to Wellfield closed to passengers.
/ /1965	Sunderland Station (North Eastern Railway) Station re-built and reduced to one island platform.