Riverside Branch
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For the Boston, Massachusetts branch line of the same name see, Green Line "D" Branch.
The Riverside Branch was a 6.5 miles (10.5 km) North Eastern Railway
built double track branch railway line in Northumberland
, England
, that ran from Riverside Junction between Manors
and stations via seven intermediate stations to Percy Main junction between and .
along a route 'the most part of tunnels, bridges, cuttings, retaining-walls, and embankments'. The line opened on 1 May 1879.
The line closed to passengers on 23 July 1973, and to goods in stages, Carville Swan Hunter Siding to Percy Main West Junction in 1978, St Peters Shepherds Scrap Siding to Carville Swan Hunter Siding in 1987, and Riverside Junction to St Peters Shepherds Scrap Siding the next year.
The Riverside Branch was a 6.5 miles (10.5 km) North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Railway (UK)
The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923...
built double track branch railway line in Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, that ran from Riverside Junction between Manors
Manors station
Manors station may refer to one of two stations in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England:*Manors railway station*Manors Metro station...
and stations via seven intermediate stations to Percy Main junction between and .
History
Authorised in 1871 the line was built to provide a passenger services to the communities to the north of the River TyneRiver Tyne
The River Tyne is a river in North East England in Great Britain. It is formed by the confluence of two rivers: the North Tyne and the South Tyne. These two rivers converge at Warden Rock near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed 'The Meeting of the Waters'.The North Tyne rises on the...
along a route 'the most part of tunnels, bridges, cuttings, retaining-walls, and embankments'. The line opened on 1 May 1879.
The line closed to passengers on 23 July 1973, and to goods in stages, Carville Swan Hunter Siding to Percy Main West Junction in 1978, St Peters Shepherds Scrap Siding to Carville Swan Hunter Siding in 1987, and Riverside Junction to St Peters Shepherds Scrap Siding the next year.