From Mike Matthews, four superb images of Consett Station and Carr House in the late 1970s prior to the demolition of the station. Despite the end of passenger services in 1955, Consett station building somehow survived for another 20+ years, the other stations on the line at Leadgate, Annfield Plain, Stanley, Beamish and Pelton were…
Month: November 2022
Coming Up at High Yard…
Not long after the last train had visited Consett on 17 March 1984, the track lifting trains moved in. Here are five shots from Craig Oliphant of some of those trains at High Yard, Consett in April 1984.