We don’t have too many sound fitted locos on the South Pelaw EM gauge layout but here are a 9F and Type 4 diesel starting the climb to Consett with a loaded iron ore train.
Month: October 2022
Spaceships at Tyne Dock…
The 9Fs, given the unofficial nickname of ‘spaceships’ by railway enthusiasts were the heavy haulers on the Tyne Dock to Consett line from their introduction in 1956 through to 1966. From Roy Lambeth, here are four shots of 9Fs at Simonside near Tyne Dock.
Track Recovery at Greencroft…
From Craig Oliphant, five new photos of 37283 involved in track recovery at Greencroft next to the site of the Ransome & Marles factory.