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Backworth Jct. - Hartley North Jct.; Monkseaton West (new) Jct. - Newbiggin; Newsham North Jct. - Blyth

Date Closed to Passenger Services

2 Nov 1964

Mileage Closed

19m 78c

Stations Closed

Backworth (B&T) (27/06/1864); Seghill; Seaton Delaval; Hartley Pit (1851)

The Avenue (27/06/1864); Hartley; Newsham; Bebside; Bedlington; North Seaton; Ashington; Newbiggin

Blyth

Services Operated

Manors - Blyth/Newbiggin

Newcastle/Manors/Monkseaton - Newbiggin

Monkseaton/Newsham - Blyth

Timetable Reference

BR (NE) 7 Sep 64 - 13 Jun 65 Table 51

Cobb Atlas Reference

488 30 71 - 31 76; 34 72 - 30 87; 30 79 - 31 81

Present Status

Freight - Backworth Jct. - Hartley North Jct. - Woodhorn Jct. Dismantled - remainder.

Map

RCH Durham & Northumberland Districts 1922

Further Notes

Monkseaton West (old) Jct. - Holywell Ave. (diversion point) - Hartley North Jct. CL - Mon 27/06/1864. RO - Mon 06/06/1904 - CPLGB p19 & 45.

Monkseaton West (old) Jct. - Holywell Ave. (diversion point)  CL - Sun 25/07/1915. Replaced by new alignment between Monkseaton West (new) Jct. - Holywell Ave. (divergence point). See Monkseaton East Jct. - Ashbrook Rd. (diversion point); Monkseaton West (old) Jct. - Holywell Ave. (diversion point).

ACD - Mon 02/11/1964 - BLN 18 & 19; PNM 1980 p20. No Sunday service, LTR at 31/10/1964.

*Backworth Jct. - Hartley North Jct. - 4m 42c; Monkseaton West (new) Jct. - Newbiggin - 13m 63c; Newsham North Jct. - Blyth - 1m 53c.

 

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