Tyne Dock

Posted on January 13, 2019January 13, 2019 by John Donnelly

Not a part of line I’ve covered until now but I’ve now added a new page for Tyne Dock and I’ve started with a couple of cracking photos from George Downling and Gordon Edgar.

9F 92063 at Tyne Dock on 5 June 1959. The large building in the background is Simonside Wagon Works. Photo copyright George Dowling

Summer 1965 and a 9F heads up the bank from Tyne Dock with a train of loaded iron ore hoppers assisted by a Class 08 shunter at the rear. Photo copyright Gordon Edgar

2 thoughts on “Tyne Dock”

David Willoughby says:

January 13, 2019 at 9:38 pm

Cracking shots John.Ive just picked up a book.British Railways illustrated summer special number 8.What a fantastic 22 page article on the line.

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1. John Donnelly says:
  
  January 13, 2019 at 9:59 pm
  
  Thanks David. Not a book I was aware of but I’ve just ordered a copy from Amazon 🙂
  
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