GRAINGER, Richard A proposal for concentrating the termini of the Newcastle and Carlisle, the Great North of England, and proposed Edinburgh railways; and for providing spacious and eligible depots, with convenient access, from these several railways to the town of Newcastle, submitted to the consideration of the respective companies, and to the proprietors of property. Newcastle, 1836
8vo. 8pp, folding engr. plan. Cloth. Not in Skempton, Ottley No.1374. By 1836, with most of the rail route between London and Edinburgh decided upon, the problem of crossing the River Tyne at Newcastle still remained, along with the question of whether it should be at a high or low level. Richard Grainger, architect and planner of Newcastle (to whom "Newcastle town owes most of its architectural adornment" (DNB)), put forward the present proposal. It involved bringing the Newcastle & Carlisle, Great North of England and Brandling Junction railways over the river at a low level (20 feet above highwater mark) to a common terminus from whence the direct line to Scotland would continue north, while the Newcastle & Carlisle would be taken up via inclined planes and a tunnel to a depot further to the west. Grainger's engineer was Thomas Sopwith whose name appears on the plan.
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