Sunderland (Town Moor) railway station (site), Tyne & Wear
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Sunderland (Town Moor) railway station (site), Tyne & Wear
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 18 Jan 2017
Opened in 1836 by the Durham and Sunderland Railway, later part of the North Eastern Railway, this single-storey station closed in 1858 and was later demolished. The plaque is affixed to a nearby wall,and reads "TOWN MOOR RAILWAY STATION. Site of Sunderland's first railway passenger station in 1836 until becoming a major supply route serving the south dock coal staithes in 1859". See also Image
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Image Location
Latitude
54.910281
Longitude
-1.364837