BLS North East Weekend, 24th & 25th February 2018
The Branch Line Society organised a weekend based in Newcastle on 24th & 25th February 2018. Saturday was a safety training day for stewards held on the North Tyneside Railway (Stephenson Railway Museum) and conducted by Green Dragon Rail and was a highly informative and valuable day. On the Sunday the "Metro Meanderer" tour was run in conjunction with Tyne & Wear Metro and Nexus Rail, raising funds for the charities Mind and St. John Ambulance, as well as the North Tyneside Railway. The weekend also included a "micro-tour" on the Tanfield Railway on the Sunday evening, taking in the rare (for passengers) curve from the main line to Sunniside into the yard at Marley Hill. All in all, a great weekend that was most enjoyable. As usual a few shots to start with, more to add as time permits.
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08915, BLS Training, Middle Engine Lane, 24th February 2018
After a morning spent in the classroom for theory lessons, the BLS stewards (including myself) on the Green Dragon Minor Railways Safety Passport scheme were taken out onto the lineside by Major Ian Hughes, course tutor, to put things into practice. The group waits at the foot-crossing to the platform at Middle Engine Lane while 08 915 passes by, the loco involved with another BLS group concerning radio communications. 11:50½, Saturday 24th February 2018. Digital Image No. IGMP33781.
