Three photos from Craig Oliphant of Consett East Signal Box in 1983 and 1985, added to the Consett East page.
Month: December 2021
Rivers of Steel that Transformed the World…
The second part of Steve Shields article on life on the Tyne Dock to Consett railway. My thanks again to Steve and the History of Consett Steelworks website for their permission to publish this article. My previous story told of a journey from Tyne Dock to Consett with the old iron ore trains. In this…
A Tale of Two Layouts…
A couple of short videos from the two South Pelaw layouts that I am involved with. First up, on the EM Gauge version set in the late 1950s/early 1960s, a mixed goods train makes it’s way through South Pelaw and starts the climb to Consett past Stella Gill: And a clip from my, very much…
Life on the Tyne Dock To Consett Line…
A bit of a change from the usual updates, this is part one of a short series of articles written by Steve Shields, a one time Guard and Signalman on the Tyne Dock to Consett railway. I’m grateful to Steve and the History of Consett Steelworks website for allowing me to publish the articles. It’s…