Four new photos from regular contributor Craig Oliphant taken at Greencroft in 1984 during track lifting on the line.
Month: January 2022
Shunting at the station…
I’m delighted to have some new contributors to the site, Paul Matthews and his father Michael who took a series of photos around Consett and the steelworks in the late 1970s and early 1980s providing a fascinating record of times past in the town. My thanks to them both for allowing me to publish their…
Off to Pastures New…
A new photo from Craig Oliphant of a train of track panels lifted from the Washington branch. The panels would live to fight another day as they were destined for the Esk Valley line.
Consett Railway RIP My Friend…
The final part of the series of articles by Steve Shields 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 series of articles. It has been over 41 years since I rang my last block bell in…