Seaham Railway Station Totem Magnet. Free UK shipping. High quality, hand printed metal fridge magnet. British Railway station name sign, in North Eastern region orange.
Seaham is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line, which runs between Newcastle and Middlesbrough via Hartlepool. The station, situated 5 miles 11 chains (8.3 km) south-east of Sunderland, serves the seaside town of Seaham in County Durham.
The first railway route into the town, the Londonderry (Seaham to Sunderland) Railway, was built as a means of exporting coal from nearby collieries owned by the Marquess of Londonderry. It opened in 1854, and ran from Seaham Harbour to Ryhope Grange, near Sunderland, where it joined with the North Eastern Railway. The station was opened to passengers by the Londonderry (Seaham to Sunderland) Railway on 2 July 1855, and was originally known as Seaham Colliery.
The North Eastern Railway purchased the line by the North Eastern Railway Act 1900 (63 & 64 Vict. c. clxiii). To create a new coastal route between Sunderland, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough, the line was extended south along the coast, with the section between Seaham and to West Hartlepool opening on 1 April 1905. Upon the opening of the line, a new through station (current station) was constructed. On 1 March 1925, the (current) station was renamed from Seaham Colliery to Seaham. On the same day, the nearby harbour station was renamed from Seaham to Seaham Harbour, closing to passengers fourteen years later, on 11 September 1939.
Seaham Railway Station Totem Magnet, the size of the magnet is 115x30mm and it comes on a backing card. There are two magnets on the back, ready to stick on the fridge.
Seaham Railway Station Totem Magnet, is part of our collection of railway station magnets, click here to see the full range.
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