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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PoV D2078, BLS Training, Middle Engine Lane, 24th February 2018
After another briefing on the next part of the course, BLS Stewards on all the training sessions have piled aboard the Brake Van to be taken down to Percy Main by D2078 for an exercise in point-changing and route-setting. This is the view from the cab of D2078 as the train departs from Middle Engine Lane platform on the North Tyneside Railway. 13:21¾, Saturday 24th February 2018. Digital Image No. IGMP33811.
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