Despite the best efforts of the Derwentside Rail Action Group, trains were not to return to Consett. The photos below, from Roy Lambeth, show the desolation at Carr House and the site of Consett Station in 1984 after the last train had run. Photos added to the Consett Station page.
Month: November 2020
Hopes and Inspections…
After the closure of the Steelworks in 1980, the Derwentside Rail Action Group fought to keep the line to Consett open and for the reintroduction of passenger trains alongside and improved bus service. The train, a Class 100 DMU by then in Departmental use, was an inspection train run the County Council who invited members…