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Can anyone settle a friendly arguement? During 1960 - 1970 which buses ran from - to Carley Hill? No6 Grangetown, No24? No25? which service was availble first and which became available later? (If anyone can …
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![Dist:0.8km<br/>View down the old freight line towards Sunderland. The other direction is shown in [[405768]]
The private Londonderry, Seaham & Sunderland Railway opened in 1854 to give access to the Hudson Dock at Sunderland. It was built to relieve pressure on Seaham Harbour which had become fully occupied by a successful coal trade.
http://sine.ncl.ac.uk/view_structure_information.asp?struct_id=1603](http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/53/04/1530408_d409a435_120x120.jpg "NZ4154 : Disused railway, Grangetown - view north")
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