RAILSCOT | Seaham Harbour

Place

Seaham Harbour

Station code: National Rail

Nearby stations Seaham Harbour [Station] Seaham Seaton [NE] [2nd] Ryhope East Ryhope [2nd] Ryhope [1st] Ryhope [1st] Seaton [NE] [1st] Murton Easington South Hetton Hendon Burn Hendon Hendon Sunderland Fawcett Street	Vane Tempest Colliery Dawdon Colliery Seaham Colliery Hawthorn Junction Hawthorn Quarry Murton Colliery Seaton Bank Top Ryhope Grange Junction Easington Colliery Ryhope Colliery Hawthorn Mine and Coking Plant South Hetton Colliery Eppleton Colliery Silksworth Colliery Seaham Junction
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

27/11/1828	Londonderry Railway Marquis of Londonderry lays the foundation stone for the line between Penshaw and Seaham Harbour. Seaham Harbour was built as part of works.
25/07/1831	Londonderry Railway First coal shipped from Seaham Harbour.
/ /1853	South Hetton Coal Company South Hetton Waggonway Timothy Hackworth provides locomotives for the line which ran between South Hetton Colliery and Seaham Harbour.
08/02/1853	Londonderry Railway Start of work on line from Seaham [1st] to Hendon Dock, Sunderland. To be built as Seaham Harbour at capacity.
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.