Thank you for this footage brings back memories from the 50s early 60 I can say I was there and experienced all that smelly steam dirty engines nice I wouldn't have changed it for anything
I ride my bike quite regular up this line now called the C2C from washington to Consett/leadgate and sometimes right up to Waskerley ive always found it fascinating that these huge engines would rumble along here you can almost still feel them right there with you when riding here.
I lived next to the line at Harraton i remember the 9Fs the vibration used to shake the house...i think that we had a reduction in our rates because of this..still they were wonderful to watch and listen too when they went past.
The bit that starts at 0:04 with the overhead signal box is actually on the Leamside line. the coal train has come off Victoria Viaduct over the River Wear from Washington and the train is crossing the passenger line from Sunderland to Durham. The pair of tracks on the extreme right are the Lambton Hetton & Joicey Colliery lines. From point 0:08 to about 1:14 all appears to have been taken from South Pelaw Signal Box where the line from Tyne Yard comes up to meet the Tyne Dock to Consett, and looking the other way the sidings going straight on, on the left are into Stella Gill and the bottom of the old rope worked inclines of The Pontop & South Shields Railway of the old NER.
Thanks to the tory government the iron works were allowed to fall into decline. And seeing a 9F on the iron ore heading up the hill must have been a site to behold
A cycle ride from Gateshead to Ouston to watch the Class 9Fs, was one of the highlight of school holidays in the 50s.
Great video, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for this footage brings back memories from the 50s early 60 I can say I was there and experienced all that smelly steam dirty engines nice I wouldn't have changed it for anything
I ride my bike quite regular up this line now called the C2C from washington to Consett/leadgate and sometimes right up to Waskerley ive always found it fascinating that these huge engines would rumble along here you can almost still feel them right there with you when riding here.
My grandad used to drive these to Consett
I lived next to the line at Harraton i remember the 9Fs the vibration used to shake the house...i think that we had a reduction in our rates because of this..still they were wonderful to watch and listen too when they went past.
The bit that starts at 0:04 with the overhead signal box is actually on the Leamside line. the coal train has come off Victoria Viaduct over the River Wear from Washington and the train is crossing the passenger line from Sunderland to Durham. The pair of tracks on the extreme right are the Lambton Hetton & Joicey Colliery lines.
From point 0:08 to about 1:14 all appears to have been taken from South Pelaw Signal Box where the line from Tyne Yard comes up to meet the Tyne Dock to Consett, and looking the other way the sidings going straight on, on the left are into Stella Gill and the bottom of the old rope worked inclines of The Pontop & South Shields Railway of the old NER.
My Dad used to work on the Railways He started as a Linesman,
And then he got promoted to a Signal Box Keeper.
What is this taken from looks a Good un?
The track is still there, just buried. If you check Google maps, you can see it
MegaPepsimax not buried, tracks have been removed and is now part of the ‘coast to coast’ cycle track.
"OWston"?!!!!
Thanks to the tory government the iron works were allowed to fall into decline. And seeing a 9F on the iron ore heading up the hill must have been a site to behold