– A HISTORY OF THE TYNE DOCK TO CONSETT RAILWAY –

Menu
  • Home
  • The Location
    • History
    • Through the Years…
      • 1930 to 1939
      • 1940 to 1949
      • 1950 to 1959
      • 1960 to 1969
      • 1970 to 1979
      • 1980 to Closure
      • Track Lifting After Closure
        • Consett
        • Leadgate
        • Greencroft
        • Stanley
        • Beamish
        • Between Pelton and South Pelaw
        • Between South Pelaw and Washington
      • After Track Lifting
    • Past and Present
    • Towards Tyne Dock…
      • Ouston Junction
      • Birtley and Washington
      • Tyne Yard
      • Tyne Dock
    • Towards Consett…
      • Stella Gill
      • Pelton
      • Beamish
      • Stanley and West Stanley (Shield Row)
      • Annfield Plain
      • Greencroft
      • Leadgate and East Castle
      • Consett
        • Consett Station
        • Iron Ore Unloading
        • Steelworks
        • Low Yard
        • Consett East
      • Blackhill
    • Signalling
    • Locomotives…
      • Steam Locomotives
      • Diesel Locomotives
    • Train Formations…
      • Goods Trains…
        • Iron Ore Trains
        • Steel Trains
        • Coal Trains
        • Weedkiller Trains
        • Molten Metal Trains
      • Passenger Trains
    • Collieries…
      • South Pelaw Colliery
      • South Medomsley Colliery
      • Eden Colliery
  • The Model
    • Introduction
    • Layout Trackplan
    • Layout Progress…
      • Layout Update – June 2020
      • Layout Progress – May 2020
      • Layout Progress – April 2020
      • Layout Progress – February 2020
      • Layout Progress – November 2019
      • Layout Progress – Pre November 2019
    • Rolling Stock…
      • Diesel Locomotives…
        • Class 24
      • Wagons…
        • 56 Ton Iron Ore Wagons
        • Steel Wagons
        • Coal Wagons
    • Structures…
      • Washington End Bridge
  • Documents
    • Local Trip and Engine Workings
    • Track Diagrams
    • 1948 Timetable
    • Summer 1954 timetable
    • Working Timetable June to September 1979
  • Acknowledgements
  • Links
Menu

Around Consett

Posted on February 16, 2021 by John Donnelly

From Craig Oliphant, we have a couple of photos from Carr House and the Low Yard.

The Royal Train at the site of Consett Station. Photo copyright Craig Oliphant
37173 descends in to the Low Yard with a train of 16T mineral wagons used to take scrap away from the demolished steelworks. Photo copyright Craig Oliphant

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Site Search

Recent Updates

  • Signals and Sulzers (Part 2) February 25, 2021
  • Signals and Sulzers (Part 1) February 25, 2021
  • Around Consett February 16, 2021
  • Beamish February 7, 2021
  • Track Lifting at South Pelaw January 25, 2021

Subscribe for Updates

Enter your email address to subscribe to this website and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Previous Updates

  • February 2021 (4)
  • January 2021 (5)
  • December 2020 (6)
  • November 2020 (2)
  • October 2020 (2)
  • September 2020 (4)
  • August 2020 (6)
  • July 2020 (3)
  • June 2020 (3)
  • May 2020 (4)
  • April 2020 (5)
  • March 2020 (1)
  • February 2020 (3)
  • January 2020 (2)
  • December 2019 (2)
  • November 2019 (3)
  • October 2019 (3)
  • September 2019 (2)
  • August 2019 (1)
  • July 2019 (3)
  • June 2019 (2)
  • May 2019 (2)
  • April 2019 (4)
  • March 2019 (5)
  • February 2019 (3)
  • January 2019 (3)
  • December 2018 (4)
  • November 2018 (4)
  • October 2018 (2)
  • September 2018 (2)
  • August 2018 (3)
  • July 2018 (4)
  • June 2018 (4)
  • May 2018 (4)
  • April 2018 (3)
  • March 2018 (7)
  • February 2018 (3)
  • January 2018 (5)
  • December 2017 (4)
  • November 2017 (2)
  • October 2017 (2)
  • September 2017 (2)
  • August 2017 (3)
  • July 2017 (1)
  • June 2017 (4)
  • May 2017 (1)
  • April 2017 (2)
  • March 2017 (5)
  • February 2017 (2)
  • January 2017 (5)
  • December 2016 (4)
  • November 2016 (3)
  • October 2016 (3)
  • September 2016 (1)
  • August 2016 (4)
  • July 2016 (1)
  • June 2016 (2)
  • May 2016 (6)
  • April 2016 (2)
  • March 2016 (5)
  • February 2016 (5)
  • January 2016 (5)
  • December 2015 (4)
  • November 2015 (2)
  • October 2015 (3)
  • September 2015 (6)
  • August 2015 (5)
  • July 2015 (1)
  • June 2015 (3)
  • May 2015 (5)
  • April 2015 (6)
  • March 2015 (6)
  • February 2015 (6)
  • January 2015 (7)
  • December 2014 (6)
  • November 2014 (3)
  • October 2014 (3)
  • September 2014 (5)
  • August 2014 (8)
  • July 2014 (3)
  • June 2014 (2)
  • May 2014 (10)
  • April 2014 (19)
  • March 2014 (14)
  • February 2014 (3)
  • December 2013 (9)
©2021 | WordPress Theme by Superbthemes.com