37061 at Consett High Yard with a track lifting train, with a steam crane in the consist. 37093 had brought this train up here. Photo copyright Craig OliphantOn 18 April 1984, 37283 was at Consett High Yard with the last lifting train to reach here, the rails at Carr House East were crowbarred out after this train passed. Photo copyright Craig Oliphant
The crew chat about the day’s work. With 37061 at Consett High Yard with a track lifting train, with a steam crane in the consist. Photo copyright Craig OliphantThe driver of 37283 propels its train Consett High Yard with the last lifting train to reach here, the rails at Carr House East were crowbarred out after this train passed on 18 April 1984. Photo copyright Craig OliphantThe driver of 37283 shunts its train Consett High Yard with the last train to reach here, the rails at Carr House East were crowbarred out after this train passed on 18 April 1984. Photo copyright Craig Oliphant
37270 heads the final train to leave the site of Consett station on 25 September 1984 with the track literally being lifted being the train. Photo copyright Stephen McGahon
As an aside to the photo above, here’s what 37270 looked like in 2013, almost 30 years after the photo above was taken:
37270 from the previous photo as she was in 2013, 37409 Lord Hinton in revenue service with Direct Rail Services at York Station. Photo copyright Robert Patterson
Track lifting at Consett on 25 September 1984. Note the bridge at Leadgate in the background which was finally demolished in 2015. Photo copyright Stephen McGahon
The same train as in the photo above from Stephen McGahon but this time from Allen Marrs from the other side of the line. In fact, the photo shows Stephen stood next to his motorbike…
Track lifting near Consett, the old Northern bus depot on the left with Carr House farm in the background, taken on the 25th Sept. 1984 Photo copyright Allen Marrs.
Consett is finally disconnected from the rest of the rail network on 25 September 1984. Photo copyright Stephan McGahon
37078 ‘Teesside Steelmaster’ heads a track lifting train between Consett and Leadgate on 26 September 1984. Photo copyright Stephen McGahon
Another shot of 37078 Teesside Steelmaster with a track lifting train at Villa Real, Leadgate just outside Consett. Photo copyright Stephen McGahon
