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Hebburn Railway Branch
Summary
| Track: | 10.74 km |
| Stations: | 0 / 0 in use |
The Hebburn Railway left the line to Cessnock at Weston. It extended south to the Hebburn No and Elrington Collieries. Due to their remoteness and poor local transport, passenger trains were provided by the owner, Hebburn Limited, for mine employees.
The line to Hebburn No 2 was completed on 11/11/1918, with the first loaded train running on 1/12/1921. Passengers were carried until the end of 1947. The mine closed on 30/6/1972.
A branch to Elrington Colliery was opened on 14/1/1924, with the first train running on 13/6/1928. This mine closed 12/1962.
These days all the track is lifted, and only cuttings remain to indicate where the track went.
| Name | Facility | Status | Opened | Closed | km |  |
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Jct (Weston) | Junction | Closed | 11-Nov-1918 | 4-Sep-1972 | 206.580 | |||
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Hebburn No 1 Colliery | Colliery | Closed | unknown | unknown | 206.710 | 1 | ||
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Hebburn No 2 Tunnel Colliery | Colliery | Closed | unknown | unknown | 211.620 | |||
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Elrington Junction | Junction | Closed | 13-Feb-1928 | 1960s | 211.260 | ||
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Elrington Colliery | Colliery | Closed | 13-Jun-1928 | Apr-1963 | 216.540 | 1 | |
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Hebburn No 2 Colliery | Colliery | Closed | unknown | unknown | 212.040 | 1 | 1 |
Summary
| Track: | 10.74 km |
| Stations: | 0 / 0 in use |
| Section | Opened | Closed | Usage | ||
| Jct (Weston) - Hebburn No 2 Colliery | 11-Nov-1918 | 4-Sep-1972 | 1 | general | |
Elrington Colliery branch |
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| Elrington Junction - Elrington Colliery | 13-Jun-1928 | 1960s | 1 | general | |