Courtesy of Stephen McGahon and Dave Jolly, I’ve added some new photographs showing Ouston Junction in the last few years of the existence of the Consett Branch.
Month: January 2015
Ouston Junction (29/01/2015)
I’ve added a page covering Ouston Junction where the line to South Pelaw diverged from the East Coast Mainline.
Eden Colliery (25/01/2015)
The local collieries were an important source of traffic for the line so I’ve started a new section covering the collieries with a few pictures of a still standing air shaft at Eden Colliery just outside Leadgate.
Consett (25/01/2015)
Courtesy of Kenneth Gray, I’ve added a new photo of a 9F at the iron ore unloading gantry to the Consett page.
Pelton (16/01/2014)
Added a photo from my own collection of a Q7 at Pelton Station with a train of iron ore empties to the Pelton page and another of 92064 near Pelton with a loaded ore train for Consett.
Beamish (11/01/2015)
Another update to the Beamish page with three pictures of items that are still on site to this day – another Pitfall Post and two sets of pulleys for the signal wires.
Beamish (02/01/2015)
We get 2015 off to a cracking start and I am delighted to add David Milburn to the list of contributors to the site. David used to live in the cottages overlooking Beamish Station and has a number of excellent photographs of the location over the years. I’ve started by adding 9 photos to the…