The Clarence Railway was an early railway company that operated in north-east England between 1833 and 1853. The railway was built to take coal from mines in County Durham to ports on the River Tees a
The seal of the Clarence Railway
Christopher Tennant, chief promoter
Founder's share of Clarence Railway Company, issued 23 May 1828 in Stockton
The drops at Port Clarence
The York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway was an English railway company formed in 1847 by the amalgamation of the York and Newcastle Railway as well as the Newcastle and Berwick Railway. Both companies
Clarence Railway
…Ferryhill, a dandy cart was used by the horse after it started the train at Byers Green. Christopher Tennant, who had moved to Hartlepool, backed the Hartlepool Dock and Railway (HD&R) and this was given permission on 1 June 1832 for a line from the coal miles in central Durham to a port at Hartlepool. With a 14-mile (23 km…
The York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway Company seal
One of the Stanhope and Tyne's locomotives
Oil painting of Victoria Viaduct by John Carmichael