No more trains to Washington…

Posted on by John Donnelly

The track for the branch from South Pelaw towards Washington was first to be lifted after the closure of the steelworks at Consett. Three photos from Craig Oliphant show the lifting in progress:

37062 heads towards South Pelaw with a track recovery train on the Washington branch, the tracks in the foreground are the lines from Ouston Junction to South Pelaw. Photo copyright Craig Oliphant
37062 with a track recovery train on the Washington branch, the tracks in the foreground are the lines from Ouston Junction to South Pelaw. Photo copyright Craig Oliphant
37100 and another Class 37 head towards Ouston Junction with a train of track panels lifted from the Washington Branch on the right. Photo copyright Craig Oliphant

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