What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: 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 Recorded plaque organisation: Sunderland City Council.
Town Moor Railway Station was Sunderland's first railway passenger station established in 1836, later becoming a critical supply route for the South Dock coal staithes by 1859.
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