As an aside from the usual historic photos, courtesy of Robert Patterson, I’ve posted a photo of 37270 (the last loco to leave Consett) as it looked almost 30 years later in service with Direct Rail Services to the Track Lifting page.
Month: June 2017
Class 24 (Model) (27/06/2017)
I’ve made a start on the first of the Class 24 locomotives for the layout using the superb SLW model as a basis.
Passenger Trains (20/06/2017)
Stephen McGahon again with a shot of the one of the DMU specials that ran as part of the Stockton to Darlington 150 celebrations in 1975. A slightly unusual angle this one with the train passing over the East Coast Mainline and the line from Ouston Junction to South Pelaw in the foreground, with Ouston…
Iron Ore Trains (18/06/2017)
Two superb photos from Stephen McGahon showing the same iron ore train heading towards Consett and returning empty added to the Iron Ore Trains page. Personally, I reckon that the second photo is one of the best photos of the line that I’ve ever seen…