Collieries and other industrial sites served by the Bishop Auckland - Crook railway line.
[Source: Roy Lambeth]
Jane Pit (NZ171304) was worked by the same company and served by sidings west of the main line 1/4 mile north of Etherley Station. Closed before 1900 Bolckow, Vaughan & Co. Ltd - Witton Park Ironworks
(NZ174306) North Bitchburn Coal Co. Ltd - North
Bitchburn Colliery & brickworks, near Howden-le-Wear (NZ166324)
opened in 1845, served by a long siding east of the main line with connections
at the south of Beechburn station and at Wear Valley Junction just south
of the signal box The company was taken over by North Bitchburn Fireclay
Co. on 5th May 1934 (the brick making Strakers & Love - Beechburn
Colliery (Also known as Bitchburn Colliery) near Crook Just north of Beechburn Colliery a tramway left the west
of the main line west to Woodifield
Colliery ( NZ159351). Opened around 1843 and closed 1944. 1890's
- Bolckow, Vaughan & Co., Ltd. 1910's - Woodifield Coal Co. Ltd
& 1930's - Steels House Colliery Co. Ltd. 200 yards north of Beechburn Colliery was Low Beechburn Colliery (also known as Low Bitchburn Colliery but sunk in 1850 as Thistleflat Colliery) (NZ162347) closed 1937 and served by sidings east of the main line A few yards to the north of the Low Beechburn Colliery sidings connection another siding connection to the west of the main line gave access to Cold Knott Fire Brick Works and on the east side of the line a siding connection to Crook Colliery closed by 1923 Opposite Crook Passenger station were the sidings and main access to the huge Bank Foot site of coke ovens, fireclay works, chemical plant and the Pease's West Colliery Home Page
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