(29 Oct 2013, 9:24 am)fozzovmurton wrote I never knew there was a spur from the Leamside to Durham, is that the route what once headed to Consett?

Not this one, it came off the ECML north of Durham station and shot off east towards the Leamside line.
You can see the path of the route on any decent local map and probs online too.

There was the one that went off at Washington towards Consett and there were junctions with the ECML at Birtley.